feat(TVOS): add disableDefaultMenuAction prop for opting out automatic screen pop

[kacperzolkiewski]

Description

On tvOS, pressing Menu on a pushed native-stack screen (depth > 1) is consumed by UIKit's _performBackGesture: recognizer on UINavigationController. The screen pops before React Native can deliver the press to BackHandler or useTVEventHandler, even when TVEventControl.enableTVMenuKey() is active.

This PR adds an opt-in ScreenStack prop - disableDefaultMenuAction - that disables UIKit's Menu back gesture when the prop is set and Menu key handling is enabled, so the press can reach JS.

Closes: #4618

Changes

• Add tvOS-only disableDefaultMenuAction prop to ScreenStack.
• In RNSScreenStackView, when disableDefaultMenuAction && useMenuKey, disable UIKit's Menu UITapGestureRecognizer on the nav controller view.
• Sync on prop change, push/pop (didShowViewController), and enableTVMenuKey / disableTVMenuKey notifications.

Before & after - visual documentation

Before

Screen.Recording.2026-09-16.at.13.14.37.mov

After

Screen.Recording.2026-09-16.at.13.15.12.mov

Test plan

Repro: Test4618 on Apple TV (TVOSExample: export { default } from '../apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test4618' in App.tsx

Case	DISABLE_DEFAULT_MENU_ACTION	Steps	Expected
1. Baseline (prop off) and TVEventControl.enableTVMenuKey() called	false	Home → Menu; Push Detail → Menu	Home: counters ↑; Detail: auto-pop, counters stay at 0
2. Fix and TVEventControl.enableTVMenuKey() callled	true	Push Detail → Menu	Detail stays; both counters ↑
3. Menu key off (TVEventControl.enableTVMenuKey() not called)	true	Push Detail → tap Disable TV menu key → Menu	UIKit auto-pop (prop alone is not enough without useMenuKey)

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• For API changes, updated relevant public types.
• Ensured that CI passes

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Changes

The stack adds disableDefaultMenuAction to public and Fabric contracts. tvOS native code uses it to disable UIKit’s automatic Menu pop gesture. A manual regression screen checks Menu handling on a pushed native-stack screen.

tvOS Menu action control

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Menu action contracts src/legacy/types.ts, src/fabric/legacy/ScreenStackNativeComponent.ts, android/src/main/java/.../ScreenStackViewManager.kt	The stack exposes disableDefaultMenuAction with a default of false. Android accepts the prop as a no-op.
tvOS stack gesture handling ios/legacy/RNSScreenStack.mm	RNSScreenStack tracks the prop, observes TV Menu notifications, and synchronizes UIKit’s Menu back gesture after prop updates and navigation transitions. It unregisters observers during window removal and recycling.
Menu behavior regression screen apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test4618.tsx, apps/src/tests/issue-tests/index.ts	The manual test checks Menu and back-handler events on a pushed screen. The test is exported and skipped for E2E because it requires an Apple TV remote.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ScreenStackProps
  participant RNSScreenStack
  participant RCTTVRemoteHandler
  participant UIKitMenuGesture
  participant JavaScript
  ScreenStackProps->>RNSScreenStack: Set disableDefaultMenuAction
  RNSScreenStack->>RCTTVRemoteHandler: Check Menu key handling
  RNSScreenStack->>UIKitMenuGesture: Synchronize Menu back gesture
  RCTTVRemoteHandler->>RNSScreenStack: Send Menu notification
  RNSScreenStack->>JavaScript: Preserve Menu event handling

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e1add

The stack now reapplies the current Menu-key setting when it attaches, preserving the intended tvOS behavior without an identified merge-blocking risk.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 5 files. (1 skipped: 1…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The implementation satisfies issue #4618. ScreenStack exposes disableDefaultMenuAction with a default of false. On tvOS, the stack disables UIKit's Menu back recognizer only when this prop is tr…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within issue #4618. The TypeScript and Fabric declarations expose the requested prop. The Android setter is a no-op for cross-platform API compatibility. The tvOS implementation cha…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the tvOS feature, the new disableDefaultMenuAction prop, and its purpose of preventing automatic screen pops.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the tvOS behavior, implementation changes, test plan, and issue addressed by the pull request.

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In `@apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test4618.tsx`:
- Around line 86-89: Uncomment or otherwise restore the Test4618 component’s
useEffect setup so it calls TVEventControl.enableTVMenuKey() on mount and
TVEventControl.disableTVMenuKey() on cleanup, allowing the regression screen to
exercise the intended menu-key branch.

In `@ios/legacy/RNSScreenStack.mm`:
- Line 298: Update didMoveToWindow to call syncTVMenuKeyHandling immediately
after registerForTVMenuKeyNotificationsIfNeeded, ensuring Menu-key handling is
synchronized when the screen stack is reattached.

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[kkafar]

Looks good. I haven't tested the runtime. Please make sure it works.

We need a couple more steps after we land this PR:

1. Let's align with @satya164 on Discord / here - please open a PR against react-navigation v7 & write a message that you propose such change.
2. We likely want this also implemented in v5 - create a ticket on labs for it. For now leave it be, it's low prio.