From fb293d840c54831189a16ea2d66b6412775cef48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: orfelorfel23 <jannik.mueller.jannik+git@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 23:23:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add deep diagnostic logging for ViewShot failures

---
 src/screens/PreviewScreen.tsx | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/screens/PreviewScreen.tsx b/src/screens/PreviewScreen.tsx
index cf327c7b..b72e89e4 100644
--- a/src/screens/PreviewScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PreviewScreen.tsx
@@ -204,12 +204,17 @@ export default function PreviewScreen({
   // ── Capture the final image ──
   const captureComposite = async (fallbackPhoto: string = currentPhoto) => {
     try {
+      logger.log(`captureComposite started. Has ViewShot ref: ${!!viewShotRef.current}`);
       if (viewShotRef.current) {
-        return await viewShotRef.current.capture();
+        logger.log('Executing viewShotRef.current.capture()...');
+        const uri = await viewShotRef.current.capture();
+        logger.log(`ViewShot successfully generated collage URI: ${uri}`);
+        return uri;
       }
+      logger.log('[WARNING] viewShotRef.current was null, falling back to raw photo.');
       return fallbackPhoto;
     } catch (e: any) {
-      logger.error('Failed to capture composite', e);
+      logger.error('Failed to capture composite (ViewShot crashed)', e?.message || e);
       return fallbackPhoto;
     }
   };