undefined is not an object (evaluating 'component._instance')

Is this a bug report?

Yes

Have you read the Bugs section of the How to Contribute guide?

Yes

Environment

1. react-native -v: react-native-cli: 2.0.1 react-native: 0.46.4
2. node -v: 6.11.1
3. npm -v: 5.3.0
4. yarn --version: 0.27.5
5. react-devtools: 2.5.0

Then, specify:

• Target Platform: Android

• Development Operating System: Windows 10

• Build tools: Android Studio

Steps to Reproduce

(Write your steps here:)

1. create new empty app using react-native init AwesomeProject
2. install genymotion and launch this app.
3. install react-devtools and open it.
4. in emulator window click Menu button and select “Toggle Inspector”
5. Click on any text node from the sample app.

Expected Behavior

Select the corresponding component in react devtools.

(Write what you thought would happen.)

Actual Behavior

Getting the red screen with the following error:

undefined is not an object (evaluating ‘component._instance’) getHostProps D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Renderer\ReactNativeStack-dev.js:2314:29 getInspectorDataForViewTag D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Renderer\ReactNativeStack-dev.js:2334:259 onTouchViewTag D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Inspector\Inspector.js:175:44 proxiedMethod D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-proxy\modules\createPrototypeProxy.js:44:35 <unknown> D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Inspector\InspectorOverlay.js:51:34 __invokeCallback D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:301:19 <unknown> D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:118:28 __guard D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:228:6 invokeCallbackAndReturnFlushedQueue D:\RN\AwesomeProject\node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:117:17

This seem to happen only when I click the Text component. Clicking on View component for example works fine.

I tested this on android 6.0 and android 7.1 on nexus 5 device.

Reproducible Demo

I’m experiencing this on a new project generated using react-native init AwesomeProject. No custom code added!

I made a small screen recording:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Ls870jI1CLeFRyaTRjWVV4YVU/view

[phantom1299]

I have the exact same problem, this happend to me with and without react-devtools. Whenever I inspect a Text, I get this error.

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