Is this a bug report?

Yes.

Have you read the Contributing Guidelines?

Yes.

Environment

1. react-native -v: 0.47.0
2. node -v: 8.4.0
3. npm -v: 5.3.0

Then, specify:

• Target Platform: Android
• Development Operating System: macOS 10.12.6
• Build tools: 23.0.1

Steps to Reproduce

Description:

App crashes on while setting setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental(true) on certain Android devices. The crash is only seen on devices with the Adreno 330 GPU on Android 5.0+. Examples of devices on which it is crashing are:

1. Samsung Galaxy S5
2. One Plus One
3. Nexus 5
4. HTC One M8
5. LG G2/G3
6. Sony Xperia Z2/Z3

Note: the app will only crash on a real device with the mentioned GPU. Has not been reported otherwise.

Steps:

1. setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental(true)
2. LayoutAnimation.easeInEaseOut()
3. Render view

Expected Behavior

Should perform Layout Animations.

Actual Behavior

Crashes with stacktrace:

Fatal Exception: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to create layer for d at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(MessageQueue.java) at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:143) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:122) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5569) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:931) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:726)

Note: Not using setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental fixes the crash.