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Initially setting transform scale to a value other than 1 causes boxShadow to not match it's View's layout #50775

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@adamhari

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On the new architecture, boxShadow will not match it's View's layout if the initial scale transform value is set to something other than 1.

Even after animating the scale transform to another value, the boxShadow remains out of sync with the View. If the value is initially 1, and then animates to another value, the shadow will remain in sync (demonstrated in the video).

If the value is initially less than 1, the shadow will be too small . If greater than 1, the shadow will be too big.

The old shadow props (shadowOffset, shadowRadius, shadowOpacity) work correctly.

Steps to reproduce

https://snack.expo.dev/@adamhari-kashoo/box-shadow-scale-anim-fabric-bug

React Native Version

0.79.1

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

System:
  OS: macOS 14.6.1
  CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M2 Pro
  Memory: 117.80 MB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.20.5
    path: /usr/local/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.19
    path: ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.8.2
    path: /usr/local/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.09.09.00
    path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/adamhari/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.6/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.2
      - iOS 18.2
      - macOS 15.2
      - tvOS 18.2
      - visionOS 2.2
      - watchOS 11.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.1 AI-231.9392.1.2311.11330709
  Xcode:
    version: 16.2/16C5032a
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.6
    path: /Users/adamhari/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.7.6/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 18.0.0
    wanted: 18.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.0.0
    wanted: 19.0.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.79.1
    wanted: 0.79.1
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

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n/a

Reproducer

https://github.com/adamhari/animating-transform-breaks-fabric-box-shadow

Screenshots and Videos

Screen.Recording.2025-04-16.at.7.26.20.PM.mov
Screen.Recording.2025-04-16.at.7.50.20.PM.mov

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