Make QR Tips not polled when on other screens

moved function to useEffect instead on QrScanner Screen

screens/QRScannerScreen.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ScannedDataBox from '../components/ScannedDataBox';
 import { scanQRCode, getQRTips } from '../api/qrCodeAPI';
 import SettingsScreen from './SettingsScreen';
 import NetInfo from '@react-native-community/netinfo';
+import { useFocusEffect } from '@react-navigation/native';
 
 const { width: screenWidth, height: screenHeight } = Dimensions.get('window');
 
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@ const QRScannerScreen: React.FC<{ clearScanData: () => void }> = ({ clearScanDat
   const { hasPermission, requestPermission } = useCameraPermission();
   const device = useCameraDevice('back');
 
-  // Fetch QR Tips and manage polling
-  useEffect(() => {
   const fetchTips = async () => {
     try {
       const response = await getQRTips();
@@ -38,13 +37,16 @@ const QRScannerScreen: React.FC<{ clearScanData: () => void }> = ({ clearScanDat
     }
   };
 
-    requestPermission(); // Request camera permission on component mount
+  // Only run when the screen is focusd
+  useFocusEffect(
+    React.useCallback(() => {
+      requestPermission(); // Request camera permission when screen is focused
 
       // Initial fetch for QR tips
       fetchTips();
 
-    // Set interval for fetching QR tips every 5 seconds
+      // Set interval for fetching QR tips every 6 seconds
-    const intervalId = setInterval(fetchTips, 10000);
+      const intervalId = setInterval(fetchTips, 6000);
 
       // Subscribe to network state updates
       const unsubscribe = NetInfo.addEventListener(state => {
@@ -54,12 +56,12 @@ const QRScannerScreen: React.FC<{ clearScanData: () => void }> = ({ clearScanDat
         }
       });
 
-    // Cleanup on component unmount
       return () => {
-      clearInterval(intervalId); // Clear interval
+        clearInterval(intervalId); // Clear interval when screen is unfocused
         unsubscribe(); // Unsubscribe from network state updates
       };
-  }, []);
+    }, [])
+  );
 
   const showScannedDataBox = () => {
     setIsScannedDataBoxVisible(true);
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ const QRScannerScreen: React.FC<{ clearScanData: () => void }> = ({ clearScanDat
       setIsScannedDataBoxVisible(false);
     });
   };
+
   const clearSelectedQrCodeData = () => {
     console.log("!!!!!clearSelectedQrCodeData");
     setQRCodeId(null);
@@ -166,7 +169,6 @@ const QRScannerScreen: React.FC<{ clearScanData: () => void }> = ({ clearScanDat
   if (!device) {
     return <Text>Loading camera...</Text>;
   }
-
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       {/* Banner for network connectivity */}
@@ -299,7 +301,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderRadius: 10,
     overflow: 'hidden',
     alignSelf: 'center',
-    marginTop: '10%',
+    marginTop: '1%',
   },
   settingsButton: {
     position: 'absolute',