Need of React Native SafeAreaView
If you use the normal View component in React Native, you have to take care of this situation by yourself and make sure all the UI components render within the safe boundaries of a device. But the SafeAreaView component takes away that headache from you and makes sure everything works fine on a device. Every component you write in SafeAreaView will render within the safe area boundaries of a device.
All smartphones nowadays come with an edge-to-edge display. But smartphones must have some space left for the front cameras. Therefore all smartphones come with a notch or punch hole on the screen to fit the camera inside. It makes designing an app difficult for the developers because sometimes UI components go under this notch and it disrupts the design.
React Native SafeAreaView
React Native SafeAreaView renders content within the safe area boundaries of a device. The safe area refers to the display excluding the top status bar and front camera notch.