From bf5c99cb10a0b35b0101bf8f9858c176889a0284 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohamed Bassem <me@mbassem.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 18:16:22 +0000
Subject: feat(mobile): use native tabs for mobile

---
 apps/mobile/app/dashboard/(tabs)/_layout.tsx     | 117 +++++++++++------------
 apps/mobile/components/navigation/tabs.tsx       |  28 ------
 apps/mobile/components/ui/CustomSafeAreaView.tsx |   3 +
 apps/mobile/package.json                         |   1 +
 pnpm-lock.yaml                                   |   3 +
 5 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 apps/mobile/components/navigation/tabs.tsx

diff --git a/apps/mobile/app/dashboard/(tabs)/_layout.tsx b/apps/mobile/app/dashboard/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
index 5cc6aa92..f3db822e 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app/dashboard/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/app/dashboard/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,69 +1,62 @@
-import React, { useLayoutEffect } from "react";
-import { Tabs, useNavigation } from "expo-router";
-import { StyledTabs } from "@/components/navigation/tabs";
-import { useColorScheme } from "@/lib/useColorScheme";
+import React from "react";
 import {
-  ClipboardList,
-  Highlighter,
-  Home,
-  Settings,
-  Tag,
-} from "lucide-react-native";
+  Icon,
+  Label,
+  NativeTabs,
+  VectorIcon,
+} from "expo-router/unstable-native-tabs";
+import { useColorScheme } from "@/lib/useColorScheme";
+import MaterialCommunityIcons from "@expo/vector-icons/MaterialCommunityIcons";
 
 export default function TabLayout() {
   const { colors } = useColorScheme();
-  const navigation = useNavigation();
-  // Hide the header on the parent screen
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    navigation.setOptions({
-      headerShown: false,
-    });
-  }, [navigation]);
-
   return (
-    <StyledTabs
-      tabBarClassName="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-background"
-      sceneClassName="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-background"
-      screenOptions={{
-        headerShown: false,
-        tabBarActiveTintColor: colors.foreground,
-      }}
-    >
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="index"
-        options={{
-          title: "Home",
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <Home color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="lists"
-        options={{
-          title: "Lists",
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <ClipboardList color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="tags"
-        options={{
-          title: "Tags",
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <Tag color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="highlights"
-        options={{
-          title: "Highlights",
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <Highlighter color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="settings"
-        options={{
-          title: "Settings",
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <Settings color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-    </StyledTabs>
+    <NativeTabs backgroundColor={colors.grey6} minimizeBehavior="onScrollDown">
+      <NativeTabs.Trigger name="index">
+        <Icon
+          sf="house.fill"
+          androidSrc={
+            <VectorIcon family={MaterialCommunityIcons} name="home" />
+          }
+        />
+        <Label>Home</Label>
+      </NativeTabs.Trigger>
+
+      <NativeTabs.Trigger name="lists">
+        <Icon
+          sf="list.clipboard.fill"
+          androidSrc={
+            <VectorIcon family={MaterialCommunityIcons} name="clipboard-list" />
+          }
+        />
+        <Label>Lists</Label>
+      </NativeTabs.Trigger>
+
+      <NativeTabs.Trigger name="tags">
+        <Icon
+          sf="tag.fill"
+          androidSrc={<VectorIcon family={MaterialCommunityIcons} name="tag" />}
+        />
+        <Label>Tags</Label>
+      </NativeTabs.Trigger>
+
+      <NativeTabs.Trigger name="highlights">
+        <Icon
+          sf="highlighter"
+          androidSrc={
+            <VectorIcon family={MaterialCommunityIcons} name="marker" />
+          }
+        />
+        <Label>Highlights</Label>
+      </NativeTabs.Trigger>
+
+      <NativeTabs.Trigger name="settings">
+        <Icon
+          sf="gearshape.fill"
+          androidSrc={<VectorIcon family={MaterialCommunityIcons} name="cog" />}
+        />
+        <Label>Settings</Label>
+      </NativeTabs.Trigger>
+    </NativeTabs>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/mobile/components/navigation/tabs.tsx b/apps/mobile/components/navigation/tabs.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 83b1c6a7..00000000
--- a/apps/mobile/components/navigation/tabs.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { ViewStyle } from "react-native";
-import { Tabs } from "expo-router";
-import { cssInterop } from "nativewind";
-
-function StyledTabsImpl({
-  tabBarStyle,
-  headerStyle,
-  sceneStyle,
-  ...props
-}: React.ComponentProps<typeof Tabs> & {
-  tabBarStyle?: ViewStyle;
-  headerStyle?: ViewStyle;
-  sceneStyle?: ViewStyle;
-}) {
-  props.screenOptions = {
-    ...props.screenOptions,
-    tabBarStyle,
-    headerStyle,
-    sceneStyle,
-  };
-  return <Tabs {...props} />;
-}
-
-export const StyledTabs = cssInterop(StyledTabsImpl, {
-  tabBarClassName: "tabBarStyle",
-  headerClassName: "headerStyle",
-  sceneClassName: "sceneStyle",
-});
diff --git a/apps/mobile/components/ui/CustomSafeAreaView.tsx b/apps/mobile/components/ui/CustomSafeAreaView.tsx
index 33c9a765..8e7755c2 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/components/ui/CustomSafeAreaView.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/components/ui/CustomSafeAreaView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
+import { useColorScheme } from "@/lib/useColorScheme";
 import { useHeaderHeight } from "@react-navigation/elements";
 
 export default function CustomSafeAreaView({
@@ -9,11 +10,13 @@ export default function CustomSafeAreaView({
   edges?: ("top" | "bottom")[];
 }) {
   const headerHeight = useHeaderHeight();
+  const { colors } = useColorScheme();
 
   return (
     <SafeAreaView
       style={{
         flex: 1,
+        backgroundColor: colors.background,
         paddingTop: edges.includes("top")
           ? headerHeight > 0
             ? headerHeight
diff --git a/apps/mobile/package.json b/apps/mobile/package.json
index 94ebc0e1..47ef533d 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/package.json
+++ b/apps/mobile/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@expo/metro-runtime": "~6.1.2",
+    "@expo/vector-icons": "^15.0.3",
     "@karakeep/shared": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@karakeep/shared-react": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@karakeep/trpc": "workspace:^0.1.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a1ceb31e..44e8e6b0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ importers:
       '@expo/metro-runtime':
         specifier: ~6.1.2
         version: 6.1.2(expo@54.0.31)(react-dom@19.2.3(react@19.2.3))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@types/react@19.2.5)(react@19.2.3))(react@19.2.3)
+      '@expo/vector-icons':
+        specifier: ^15.0.3
+        version: 15.0.3(expo-font@14.0.10(expo@54.0.31)(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@types/react@19.2.5)(react@19.2.3))(react@19.2.3))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.26.0)(@types/react@19.2.5)(react@19.2.3))(react@19.2.3)
       '@karakeep/shared':
         specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
         version: link:../../packages/shared
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