torchMode={"on"} does not work on startup (iOS)

[cixio]

Describe the bug
see title, sometimes the light flashes half a second but then stays off. using a button as switch works great.

To Reproduce
set torchMode={"on"} on iOS 17.0.2 (iPhone 14 pro)

Expected behavior
light goes on and stays on

Additional context
using 14.0.0-beta11 for dual back camera, maybe here is the problem?

[dleavittpmc]

Ever find a solution for this? I am having this problem

[dleavittpmc]

Check out this issue: #518

The work around was great for me.

[cixio]

I use a similar workaround, as you mentioned. I'm quite certain that this is also related to a timing issue, possibly appeared with the introduction of support for dual cameras. I attempted to address it, but so far, I haven't been successful in resolving the issue. Once I manage to fix it, I'll submit a pull request, but I'm not actively working on this bug at the moment.

[cixio]

Just played around a little bit, when removing this line:

react-native-camera-kit/ios/ReactNativeCameraKit/RealCamera.swift

Line 114 in 11b116c

self.update(torchMode: self.torchMode)

Everything works great on my iPhone 14 Pro. I can not retrace what causes the bug, but it seems that the reapply of the configuration (comment in line above) is not necessary (any more?) - can you confirm other devices?