iOS calling jumpToTab programmatically doesn't work unless you click on the tab button

[thomasttvo]

On TabNavigation example

In RootNavigation, assign an id to the TabNavigation component

render() {
    return (
+      <TabNavigation id="rootTabNavContext" 

put this code in the HomScreen constructor

  GLOBAL.homeScreen = this;

run this code in the debug console

  homeScreen.props.navigation.getNavigator('rootTabNavContext').jumpToTab('links');

Nothing happens. Inspector showed this would go through all the steps ok, no error was recorded. Now if you press anywhere on the screen, the tab will switch immediately.

[thomasttvo]

I realized this only happens when you run it from the debug console. If you trigger the tab switching code by performing a user action (such as clicking on a Touchable), then the tab switches ok.