@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view

@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view 🌫️

A simple blur view in react native based in @react-native-community/blur.

Support the animation transitions with react-native-screens, react-native-navigation and Modals 😁.

[!NOTE] This package supports only new architecture.

Summary

• Installation
• Usage
  • Using ScrollView/FlatList
  • Using Modal
  • Using ImageBackground
• Components
  • BlurView
    • Properties
  • BlurTarget
    • Properties
  • VibrancyView
    • Properties
• Types
  • Blur Types
  • Effect Styles
• Migrate to 2.x
  • Why This Change?
• Platform Differences
  • Android
  • iOS
• Expo
• TypeScript Support
• Others Libraries
• Contributing
• License

Installation

npm install @danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view
# or
yarn add @danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view
# or
pnpm add @danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view
# or
bun add @danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view

Install native dependencies (iOS only):

cd ios && pod install && cd ..

Usage

import { useRef } from 'react';
import { ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import {
  BlurView,
  BlurTarget,
  VibrancyView,
} from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export default function App() {
  const targetRef = useRef<View | null>(null);
  // ...

  return (
    <>
      <BlurView blurTarget={targetRef} style={styles.blurView}>
        <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView</Text>
      </BlurView>

      <VibrancyView style={styles.vibrancyView}>
        <Text style={styles.title}>VibrancyView</Text>
      </VibrancyView>

      <BlurTarget ref={targetRef} style={styles.main}>
        <ScrollView
          style={styles.main}
          contentContainerStyle={styles.content}
          showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
        >
          {/* ... */}
        </ScrollView>
      </BlurTarget>
    </>
  );
}

export const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  blurView: {
    position: 'absolute',
    top: 0,

    width: '100%',
    height: 256,

    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },

  vibrancyView: {
    position: 'absolute',
    top: 256,

    width: '100%',
    height: 256,

    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },

  title: {
    fontSize: 24,
    fontWeight: 'bold',

    color: 'white',
  },

  main: {
    flex: 1,
  },

  content: {
    padding: 20,

    gap: 8,
  },
});

Using ScrollView/FlatList

You must add BlurView elements inside of the list (ScrollView/FlatList), and the content behind should be added as child of the BlurTarget component. Check it below:

import { useRef } from 'react';
import { ImageBackground, ScrollView, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import { BlurView, BlurTarget } from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export function MyScreen() {
  const targetRef = useRef<View | null>(null);
  // ...

  return (
    <View style={styles.expand}>
      <BlurTarget ref={targetRef} style={styles.blurTarget}>
        <ImageBackground
          style={styles.background}
          source={BACKGROUND}
          resizeMode="cover"
        />
      </BlurTarget>

      <ScrollView
        style={styles.container}
        contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}
        showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
      >
        <BlurView blurTarget={targetRef} style={styles.blurView}>
          <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView 1</Text>
        </BlurView>

        <BlurView blurTarget={targetRef} style={styles.blurView}>
          <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView 2</Text>
        </BlurView>

        <BlurView blurTarget={targetRef} style={styles.blurView}>
          <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView 3</Text>
        </BlurView>

        {/* ... */}
      </ScrollView>
    </View>
  );
}

Using Modal

You must add BlurTarget as a parent of content screen because it will be the target of blur, the BlurView component must be to used inside of Modal to blur effect works correctly.

import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
import { Modal, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
import { BlurTarget, BlurView } from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export function MyScreen() {
  const [isOpenModal, setIsOpenModal] = useState<boolean>(false);
  const targetRef = useRef<View | null>(null);
  // ...

  return (
    <>
      <Modal
        transparent
        statusBarTranslucent
        navigationBarTranslucent
        hardwareAccelerated
        visible={isOpenModal}
        onRequestClose={() => setIsOpenModal(false)}
        style={StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject}
      >
        <BlurView
          blurTarget={targetRef}
          style={StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject}
        />

        <View style={styles.modalContent}>{/* ... */}</View>
      </Modal>

      <BlurTarget ref={targetRef} style={styles.blurTarget}>
        {/* ... */}
      </BlurTarget>
    </>
  );
}

Using ImageBackground

You must add BlurTarget as a parent of ImageBackground because it will be the target of blur, the BlurView component must be to used as brother of BlurTarget to blur effect works correctly.

import { useRef } from 'react';
import { ImageBackground, View } from 'react-native';
import { BlurTarget, BlurView } from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export function MyScreen() {
  const targetRef = useRef<View | null>(null);
  // ...

  return (
    <>
      <View style={styles.blurViewWrapper}>
        <BlurView
          blurTarget={targetRef}
          style={styles.blurView}
          downscaleFactor={4}
        >
          {/** ... **/}
        </BlurView>
      </View>

      <BlurTarget ref={targetRef} style={styles.blurTarget}>
        <ImageBackground
          style={styles.background}
          source={{ uri: 'https://picsum.photos/seed/picsum/600/900' }}
          resizeMode="cover"
        />
      </BlurTarget>
    </>
  );
}

Components

BlurView

The BlurView component is an extends the same properties of the a View component. The blurTarget prop is required for Android blur effect works correctly.

Properties

Property	Description	Default	Platform
blurTarget	Ref of the BlurTarget component to be identified by the BlurView component in the tree.	undefined	Android
type	Blur type of the overlay.	light	All
radius	Blur radius 0 - 100.	10.0	All
downscaleFactor	Downscale factor 0 - 100.	6.0	Android
overlayColor	Add the overlay color about component.	undefined	All
reducedTransparencyFallbackColor	Background color about blur effect when reduced transparency is enabled.	white	iOS

When a value less than 0 or greater than 100 are provided for radius or downscaleFactor property, the value is clipped.

BlurTarget

The BlurTarget component is an extends the same properties of the a View component.

This component is available for Android only. It's useful because we use Dimezis's 3v library to apply the blur effect, so its implementation is slightly different than on iOS. The BlurTarget component is a common View in iOS.

The BlurTarget may not contain a BlurView that targets the same BlurTarget. The BlurTarget may contain other BlurTargets and BlurViews though.

Properties

Property	Description	Default	Platform
ref	Ref of the BlurTarget component to be identified by the BlurView component in the tree.	undefined	Android

VibrancyView

The VibrancyView component is an extends the same properties of the a View component.

This component is available for iOS only. It apply a vibrancy effect in children content. On Android the VibrancyView component is a common View.

Properties

Property	Description	Default	Platform
type	Blur type of the overlay.	light	iOS
effectStyle	Effect style to vibrancy content.	label	iOS
radius	Blur radius 0 - 100.	10	iOS
overlayColor	Add the overlay color about component.	undefined	iOS
reducedTransparencyFallbackColor	Background color about vibrancy effect when reduced transparency is enabled.	white	iOS

When a value less than 0 or greater than 100 are provided for radius property, the radius is clipped.

Types

These are all types of available.

Blur Types

On iOS all types are supported, but, on Android is simulated the types using RGBA colors.

Property	Description	Platform
x-light	The area of the view is lighter than the underlying view.	All
light	The area of the view is the same approximate lightness of the underlying view.	All
dark	The area of the view is darker than the underlying view.	All
regular	A regular blur style that adapts to the user interface style. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 10)	All
prominent	A blur style for making content more prominent that adapts to the user interface style. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 10)	All
chrome-material	An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of the system chrome. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
material	An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of a material with normal thickness. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
thick-material	An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of a material that’s thicker than normal. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
thin-material	An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of a thin material. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
ultra-thin-material	An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of an ultra-thin material. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
chrome-material-light	A blur effect that creates the appearance of the system chrome and is always light. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
material-light	A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material with normal thickness and is always light. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
thick-material-light	A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material that’s thicker than normal and is always light. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
thin-material-light	A blur effect that creates the appearance of a thin material and is always light. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
ultra-thin-material-light	A blur effect that creates the appearance of an ultra-thin material and is always light. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
chrome-material-dark	A blur effect that creates the appearance of the system chrome and is always dark. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
material-dark	A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material with normal thickness and is always dark. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
thick-material-dark	A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material that’s thicker than normal and is always dark. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
thin-material-dark	A blur effect that creates the appearance of a thin material and is always dark. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All
ultra-thin-material-dark	A blur effect that creates the appearance of an ultra-thin material and is always dark. Radius doesn't apply to this. (iOS >= 13)	All

Learn more about blur types here.

Effect Styles

On iOS all effect styles are supported. This property is available in the VibrancyView component, it's iOS only.

Property	Description	Platform
label	A style for labels containing primary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
secondary-label	A style for labels containing secondary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
tertiary-label	A style for labels containing tertiary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
quaternary-label	A style for labels containing quaternary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
fill	A style for views with large filled areas containing primary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
secondary-fill	A style for views with large filled areas containing secondary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
tertiary-fill	A style for views with large filled areas containing tertiary content. (iOS >= 13)	iOS
separator	A style for separator lines. (iOS >= 13)	iOS

• Label styles show progressive opacity drops from full white to near-invisible.
• Fill styles show translucent rectangles at decreasing opacity levels.
• Separator style is specifically for thin, translucent separator lines.

Learn more about effect styles here.

Migrate to 2.x

[!WARNING] Version 2.0.0 introduces significant API changes on Android apps. If you're upgrading from 1.x, please read this section carefully.

In version 1.x, the BlurView has the targetId prop to be used as a reference to the BlurTarget in tree:

// ❌ Old API (v1.x) - Deprecated
<BlurView targetId="target" style={styles.blurView}>
  {/** ... **/}
</BlurView>

<BlurTarget id="target" style={styles.blurTarget}>
  {/** ... **/}
</BlurTarget>

In version 2.0.0, the BlurView has the targetId prop swapped by blurTarget prop. The BlurTarget has its id prop swapped for a ref to the View:

// ✅ New API (v2.0.0) - Current
import { View } from 'react-native';
// ...
const targetRef = useRef<View | null>(null);

// ✅ New API (v2.0.0) - Current
<BlurView blurTarget={targetRef} style={styles.blurView}>
  {/** ... **/}
</BlurView>

<BlurTarget ref={targetRef} style={styles.blurTarget}>
  {/** ... **/}
</BlurTarget>

Why This Change?

The blur effect on Android has always been a challenge. Therefore, version 2.0.0 focused exclusively on Android to make valuable performance improvements:

• Performance: Improved search in the element tree on Android.
• Rebuilt: The core of the BlurTarget and BlurView components in Android has been redesigned.
• New Limitation: Removed support to bottom tabs customized with the react-navigation/bottom-tabs.

Platform Differences

Android

On Android platforms, the component utilizes the BlurView library to offer native blur effects with hardware-accelerated rendering.

For different types of x-light, light, and dark, the radius is fixed at 35 and the downscaleFactor is only 66% of the stated value. This is done to maintain similarity with the iOS effect.

Bottom tabs customized with the react-navigation/bottom-tabs aren't supported! If you want to customize your bottom tabs, opt for @sbaiahmed1/react-native-blur.

iOS

On iOS all types are supported by default. However, on Android they are RGBA colors to simulate the same blur color.

The reducedTransparencyFallbackColor property accepts hexadecimal colors and named colors: black, blue, brown, clear, cyan, magenta, gray, green, orange, purple, red, transparent, white and yellow.

Expo

In Expo, you need to convert to a custom development build or use prebuild. You can use also React Native without Expo.

TypeScript Support

Full TypeScript support with proper type definitions!

import {
  BlurType,
  EffectStyle,
  BlurViewProps,
  BlurTargetProps,
  VibrancyProps,
} from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';

export const INITIAL_BLUR_TYPE: BlurType = 'light';
export const INITIAL_EFFECT_STYLE: EffectStyle = 'label';

export interface CustomBlurViewProps extends BlurViewProps {
  // ...
}

export interface CustomBlurTargetProps extends BlurTargetProps {
  // ...
}

export interface CustomVibrancyViewProps extends VibrancyProps {
  // ...
}

Others Libraries

• ✅ expo-blur - A React component that blurs everything underneath the view. Common usage of this is for navigation bars, tab bars, and modals.
• ✅ @sbaiahmed1/react-native-blur - A modern React Native blur view component that provides native blur effects for both iOS and Android platforms. also adds progressive blur and liquidGlass.
• 🛑 @react-native-community/blur - A component for UIVisualEffectView's blur and vibrancy effect on iOS, and BlurView on Android.

Contributing

See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.

License

MIT

Made with create-react-native-library ❤️