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expo-system-ui

@amazon-devices/expo-system-ui allows interacting with system UI elements that fall outside of the React tree. Specifically the root view background color.

Installation

  1. Add the JavaScript library dependency in the package.json file.

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     dependencies: {
         ...
         "@amazon-devices/expo-system-ui": "~2.0.0",
         "@amazon-devices/keplerscript-turbomodule-api": "~1.0.0",
     }
    
  2. Reinstall dependencies using npm install command.

Examples

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import React, {useState} from 'react';
import {StyleSheet, View, Button} from 'react-native';
import * as SystemUI from '@amazon-devices/expo-system-ui';
import {ColorValue} from 'react-native';

export const App = () => {
  const [backgroundColor, setBackgroundColor] = useState<ColorValue | null>(
    '#0000ff',
  );

  const changeBackgroundColor = async (color: string | null) => {
    console.log(backgroundColor);
    await SystemUI.setBackgroundColorAsync(color);
    setBackgroundColor(await SystemUI.getBackgroundColorAsync());
  };

  return (
    <View style={[styles.container, backgroundColor ? {backgroundColor} : {}]}>
      <Button
        title="Change background color"
        onPress={() =>
          changeBackgroundColor(
            backgroundColor === '#0000ff' ? '#ff0000' : '#0000ff',
          )
        }
      />
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
});

API reference

Check out the dedicated documentation page for info about this library, API reference and more: Official Expo documentation for expo-system-ui.

Methods

Method Description
getBackgroundColorAsync Gets the root view background color
setBackgroundColorAsync Changes the root view background color

Supported versions

Package Version Based On @amazon-devices/react-native-kepler version
2.0.x 2.7.0 2.0.x

Additional resources

For information on additional libraries, see Supported Third-Party Libraries and Services.


Last updated: Sep 30, 2025