React-native-splash-screen: WeakReference NullPointerException

[zxyah]

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.Object java.lang.ref.WeakReference.get()' on a null object reference
    at com.cboy.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreen.hide(SplashScreen.java:51)
    at com.cboy.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreenModule.hide(SplashScreenModule.java:38)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.facebook.react.bridge.BaseJavaModule$JavaMethod.invoke(BaseJavaModule.java:345)
    at com.facebook.react.cxxbridge.JavaModuleWrapper.invoke(JavaModuleWrapper.java:136)
    at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.NativeRunnable.run(Native Method)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:815)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:104)
    at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage(MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:31)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:207)
    at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$3.run(MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:196)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)

[dotansimha]

@crazycodeboy any idea? same here:

java.lang.NullPointerException Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.Object java.lang.ref.WeakReference.get()' on a null object reference 
    SplashScreen.java:51 com.cboy.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreen.hide
    SplashScreenModule.java:38 com.cboy.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreenModule.hide
    Method.java:-2 java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
    Method.java:372 java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
    BaseJavaModule.java:345 com.facebook.react.bridge.BaseJavaModule$JavaMethod.invoke
    JavaModuleWrapper.java:141 com.facebook.react.cxxbridge.JavaModuleWrapper.invoke
    NativeRunnable.java:-2 com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.NativeRunnable.run
    Handler.java:739 android.os.Handler.handleCallback
    Handler.java:95 android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage
    MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:31 com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage
    Looper.java:145 android.os.Looper.loop
    MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:196 com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$3.run
    Thread.java:818 java.lang.Thread.run

[Shinichi52]

hi,
I has same issue

[manishoo]

I have the same issue and it's critical

[renso3x]

Is there a fix for this?