This repo contains a minimal app to reproduce the error when GridTemplate of the @iternio/react-native-auto-play library is set as a root template on Android Auto

1. npm install

2. Connect Android device via USB

3. Start the Metro server

npm run start

4. Install the app to connected device

npm run android

5. Go to the DHU emulator directory, run it with connection to the USB-connected device with running app

cd ~/Library/Android/sdk/extras/google/auto
./desktop-head-unit --usb

6. Open the app on DHU emulator, click any grid item and see the error

A patch for the library is included in the patches/ directory. To apply it:

1. Apply the patch:

npx patch-package

2. Run the app as described in the above section, the error should be fixed

The patch fixes AndroidAutoScreen.getScreenManager() to find the first non-cluster session instead of always looking up ROOT_SESSION, which caused a crash when navigating from a grid template.

Before patch	After patch