Error: Exception in HostFunction: TypeError: expected dynamic type `string', but had type `null'

[LongHP105]

Describe the bug

When tapping on the react-native-picker-select dropdown, it throws the following error instead of opening:
Warning: Error: Exception in HostFunction: TypeError: expected dynamic typestring', but had type null'

To Reproduce

Expected behavior

The picker should open normally and allow the user to select an option without throwing an error.

Screenshots

Additional details

• Device: iPhone 16 Pro Max
• OS: iOS 17+
• react-native-picker-select version: ^9.3.1
• react-native version: 0.76.6
• react version: 18.3.1
• expo sdk version: 52.0.28
• React Native new architecture: Enabled

Reproduction and/or code sample

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import RNPickerSelect from 'react-native-picker-select';

const App = () => {
  const [value, setValue] = useState(null);

  return (
    <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', padding: 20 }}>
      <RNPickerSelect
        onValueChange={(val) => setValue(val)}
        items={[
          { label: 'Option 1', value: '1' },
          { label: 'Option 2', value: '2' },
        ]}
        value={value} // Added explicitly
        style={{inputIOSContainer: {pointerEvents: "none"},


}}
      />
    </View>
  );
};

export default App;

[jorgeap12345]

As for me, the problem was on the placeholder value, mine used to be this:
placeholder={{ label: "Select an option...", value: null}}

Changing it to a " " or undefined should do the trick:
placeholder={{ label: "Select an option...", value: undefined }}