Summary: The `showSoftInputOnFocus` of `TextInput` is not working properly. When we set `showSoftInputOnFocus` to false and subsequently to `true`, it fails to open the keyboard, we have to re-focus on the input in order for the keyboard to show. It's expected that the keyboard will be opened as soon as `showSoftInputOnFocus` becomes `true`. This happens on iOS only. Reference in React Native doc: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#showsoftinputonfocus. ## Changelog <!-- Help reviewers and the release process by writing your own changelog entry. For an example, see: https://reactnative.dev/contributing/changelogs-in-pull-requests --> [iOS] [Fixed] - Fix issue where keyboard does not open when `TextInput` `showSoftInputOnFocus` changes from `false` to `true` Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/35244 Test Plan: I've made a clean `create-react-native-app` repo to demonstrate this https://github.com/christianwen/reduced-rn-app. Here's the steps: 1. Clone https://github.com/christianwen/reduced-rn-app 2. Run `yarn install` 3. Run `cd ios`, then `pod install`, then `cd ..` 4. Run `yarn ios` 5. See the text input on the top of the screen, it can be observed that the keyboard does not open because `showSoftInputOnFocus` is `false`, 3 seconds later it becomes `true` due to a `setTimeout` that is used <img width="528" alt="Screenshot 2022-11-07 at 23 39 50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21312517/200365369-a92fdea3-762c-4224-b463-7143b63329a7.png"> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21312517/200366099-db8626a6-1a31-4bfc-862c-2e37a8b35a3f.mov However, it can be seen that the keyboard does not open even though `showSoftInputOnFocus` becomes `true` 6. Now add the change in this PR to `Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m` 7. Run `yarn ios` again 8. Now verify the step 5 again, the keyboard will open automatically when `showSoftInputOnFocus` becomes `true` https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21312517/200363910-726716b1-e76d-420b-848d-a98747868db9.mp4 The reason why I created a fresh RN repo instead of using `rn-tester` app is because the `showSoftInputOnFocus` example is not working in `rn-tester` app for some reasons (it shows the keyboard even though `showSoftInputOnFocus` is `false` in the example). Regarding the code, it's similar to the fix for `keyboardType` in https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/8baaacb66458dd706421fcbc1fc1934cd1ebbb94. <img width="924" alt="Screenshot 2022-11-07 at 23 36 41" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21312517/200364649-38e7ddc3-ddac-47c4-a72d-a38cf32e120c.png"> Reviewed By: cipolleschi Differential Revision: D41274007 Pulled By: jacdebug fbshipit-source-id: dbdf45194db85eeb0a2a4ed372f8c71f44983725
React Native
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React Native brings React's declarative UI framework to iOS and Android. With React Native, you use native UI controls and have full access to the native platform.
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📋 Requirements
React Native apps may target iOS 12.4 and Android 5.0 (API 21) or newer. You may use Windows, macOS, or Linux as your development operating system, though building and running iOS apps is limited to macOS. Tools like Expo can be used to work around this.
🎉 Building your first React Native app
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📖 Documentation
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🚀 Upgrading
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Good First Issues
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