From 4bb9371ffd157a80a77a94fc8a3ae7037dd58921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anxo Dubra <64132426+Anxod5002@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:49:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Auto-hide home indicator during fullscreen player on iOS 18
 or lower

Set the home indicator to prefer being hidden (default: false)
---
 src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx b/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
index a818fcf2..e19ff2c6 100644
--- a/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
+++ b/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
@@ -1360,6 +1360,7 @@ const InnerNavigator = ({ initialRouteName }: { initialRouteName?: keyof RootSta
                 contentStyle: {
                   backgroundColor: '#000000', // Pure black for video player
                 },
+                autoHideHomeIndicator: true,
                 // iPad-specific fullscreen options
                 statusBarHidden: true,
                 statusBarAnimation: 'none',