fix(expo): Recreate Android recomposer after reattach

[wobsoriano]

Description

This PR carries over the fix from #9143 and adds a fix for a cold-start crash found while validating it.

Fixes #9142

Bug repro:

Screen.Recording.2026-07-15.at.10.54.08.PM.mov

Fix from this PR:

Screen.Recording.2026-07-16.at.6.26.56.AM.mov

Checklist

• pnpm test runs as expected.
• pnpm build runs as expected.
• (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
• (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

Type of change

• 🐛 Bug fix
• 🌟 New feature
• 🔨 Breaking change
• 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
• other:

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Resolved Android native auth UI issues that could crash or become unresponsive across navigation detach/reattach cycles.
  • Restored correct delivery of "dismissed" authentication events after a detached view is reattached.
  • Improved Compose-based view initialization and recomposition handling to prevent timing-related failures and improve responsiveness during transitions.
• Maintenance
  • Updated the underlying Expo Clerk package with a patch-level fix.

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Latest commit: f8edc7c

The changes in this PR will be included in the next version bump.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Android Expo native views now manage Compose recomposition across attachment cycles, reset auth dismissal state after detachment, and include a patch changeset.

Changes

Android native UI lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Compose host recomposer lifecycle packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkComposeNativeViewHost.kt, packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserButtonViewModule.kt	Recomposer startup is managed before measurement and across attach/detach cycles; the user button attaches the Clerk activity during initialization.
Auth dismissal reset and release metadata packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkAuthViewModule.kt, .changeset/fuzzy-lions-recompose.md	Detached auth views clear dismissal state, and a patch changeset records the Android UI lifecycle fix.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Poem

I’m a bunny hopping through the view,
Recomposer starts fresh and true.
Detach, reattach, events renew,
Auth buttons bloom in Android dew.
Patch notes wiggle their noses too!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The code resets detach state, recreates the recomposer on reattach, and restores setup before composition, matching #9142's fix.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay focused on Android lifecycle/recomposer handling and supporting release notes, with no clear unrelated edits.
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly matches the main change: recreating the Android recomposer after detach and reattach.

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Packages analyzed	19
Packages with changes	0
🔴 Breaking changes	0
🟡 Non-breaking changes	0
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[mikepitre]

LGTM! thanks for fixing!