@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.

Warning

This package will migrate the blur core to the QmBlurView library. We decided remove Dimezis's BlurView library because it introduced more complexing structure in React Native Blur View. This migration is very necessary for Android devices and it removed to use of the BlurTarget component. The QmBlurView is a high-performance Android UI library that provides real-time, dynamic blur effects.

Summary

• Installation
• Usage
  • Using ScrollView/FlatList
  • Using @react-navigation/bottom-tabs
  • Using ImageBackground
• Components
  • BlurView
    • Properties
  • BlurTarget
    • Properties
  • VibrancyView
    • Properties
• Types
  • Blur Types
• Platform Differences
  • Android
  • iOS
• Expo
• TypeScript Support
• Contributing
• License

Installation

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

Install native dependencies (iOS only):

cd ios && pod install && cd ..

Usage

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

export default function App() {
  // ...

  return (
    <>
      <BlurView targetId="target" style={styles.blurView}>
        <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView</Text>
      </BlurView>

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

      <BlurTarget id="target" 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 { BlurView, BlurTarget } from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export function MyScreen() {
  // ...

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

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

        <BlurView targetId="target" style={styles.blurView}>
          <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView 2</Text>
        </BlurView>

        <BlurView targetId="target" style={styles.blurView}>
          <Text style={styles.title}>BlurView 3</Text>
        </BlurView>

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

Using @react-navigation/bottom-tabs

If you are using @react-navigation/bottom-tabs with blur, all screens that the bottom tabs will navigate must contain a BlurTarget as a parent component on them. An example below:

// screens/MyScreen.tsx
import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
import { BlurTarget } from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export function MyScreen() {
  const { getState } = useNavigation();

  const pageIndex = getState()?.index || 0;
  const id = getState()?.routeNames[pageIndex] || 'MyScreen';

  // ...

  return (
    <BlurTarget id={id} style={styles.container}>
      {/* ... */}
    </BlurTarget>
  );
}

// components/MyCustomTabs.tsx
import type { BottomTabBarProps } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs';
import { BlurView } from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';
// ...

export function MyCustomTabs(props: BottomTabBarProps) {
  const { state } = props;

  const pageIndex = state.index || 0;
  const targetId = state.routeNames[pageIndex] || 'MyScreen';

  // ...

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <BlurView targetId={targetId} style={styles.content}>
        {/* ... */}
      </BlurView>
    </View>
  );
}

The MyCustomTabs component must be used in the tabBar property of the Navigator's bottom tabs. Notice that the targetId of the MyScreen screen references the id in the custom bottom tab component.

The target value must be updated every time a new screen is rendered, so we've used the route name in this example. However, you can explore other approaches, so feel free to do so.

Note: We don't yet have full support for nested tabs.

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

export function MyScreen() {
  // ...

  return (
    <>
      <View style={styles.blurViewWrapper}>
        <BlurView targetId="target" style={styles.blurView}>
          {/** ... **/}
        </BlurView>
      </View>

      <BlurTarget id="target" 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.

Properties

Property	Description	Default	Platform
targetId	Id of the target that will be blurred.	undefined	Android
type	Blur type of the overlay.	light	All
radius	Blur radius 0 - 100.	10	All
reducedTransparencyFallbackColor	Fallback color to reduced transparency color.	undefined	All

An important detail, when a value less than 0 or greater than 100 are provided for radius property, the radius is clipped.

BlurTarget

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

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

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

Properties

Property	Description	Platform
id	Id of this target to be identified by BlurView.	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. It's available for iOS >= 13.

Properties

Property	Description	Default	Platform
type	Blur type of the overlay.	light	All
radius	Blur radius 0 - 100.	10	All
reducedTransparencyFallbackColor	Fallback color to reduced transparency color.	undefined	All

An important detail, 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

Platform Differences

Android

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

iOS

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

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 {
  BlurViewType,
  VibrancyViewType,
  BlurViewProps,
  BlurTargetProps,
  VibrancyProps,
} from '@danielsaraldi/react-native-blur-view';

export const INITIAL_BLUR_TYPE: BlurViewType = 'light';
export const INITIAL_VIBRANCY_TYPE: VibrancyViewType = 'light';

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

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

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

Contributing

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

License

MIT

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