Buttons show false feedback when tapped during scroll deceleration

[TotalChris]

Current behaviour

<Button> and <IconButton> components show visual feedback (ripples) on Android when tapped while a higher-level scrollview is in the process of decelerating or bouncing. Because the press/tap is captured as a stop to the scrolling, onPress does not fire. Result: The user sees button feedback but the button's action does not fire. iOS does not show this behavior as the effect is drawn differently.

Expected behaviour

The tap should stop the scroll and not show visual feedback indicating a press would result in an action being taken. Some of our users report having to "tap twice" to do things when in reality their first tap wasn't valid but the feedback makes them think it is.

How to reproduce?

Nest a button or icon button in a scrollview. Accelerate the scroll, then while decelerating or bouncing, quickly tap the button. Feedback occurs but onPress does not fire.

Snack Link

Preview

iOS:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/859a338b-9ccc-40a8-8e45-904e69bb3410

Android:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d794a127-cf0f-4afa-a9ff-cc517e29e6ce

What have you tried so far?

• unstable_pressDelay={100}: Does remediate the issue but will introduce lower responsiveness and cannot be passed into <Button>, only <IconButton>.
• Disabling ripple in PaperProvider: Disables the native ripple effect on Android but also disables press effects on iOS.
  • Replacing effect with a wrapped button & icon button:
    • Causes layout issues beyond belief and requires that we revise accessibility on these components and use touchEvents={"none"} on buttons.
    • Using wrapper components from React Native Gesture Handler solves the issue but introduces a delay in touch feedback across the board, making the app feel significantly less responsive

Your Environment

software	version
ios	26.4.1
android	16
react-native	0.83.2
react-native-paper	5.15.0
node	24.14.1
npm or yarn	11.11.0
expo sdk	55.0.0