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AI-generatedAbort on Blur or Block Removal: Choosing the Exit Policy for a Stalled Native-Stack Submit
A native-stack screen runs a submit that must survive a slow network but must not trap the user if the request never settles. React Navigation exposes two documented exits: cleanup in useFocusEffect to abort the request when the screen blurs, or e.preventDefault() in a beforeRemove listener to hold the stack action until the submit resolves. The library itse