TextInput auto blur on first click (Android only)

[devWaleed]

Current behaviour

I have 2 tabs. First tab is active by default (i.e initial tab). Second tab has a TextInput. When I start app, click on second tab header it shows me second tab contents i.e the TextInput. When I click on the text field for typing it opens keyboard than auto closes for first time only. I am getting blur event on TextInput field. If I click again everything works fine.

Expected behaviour

On click on TextInput should open keyboard like normal.

Code sample

Simple Two tabs code with first as default open and second as inactive but having TextInput.

What have you tried

I have verified by putting blur event handler on TextInput. I am getting this event on Android only.

Your Environment

software	version
ios or android	Android 10
react-native	0.63.4
react-native-tab-view	3.0.1
react-native-pager-view	5.1.9
node	14.13.1
npm or yarn	yarn

[github-actions]

Couldn't find version numbers for the following packages in the issue:

• expo

Can you update the issue to include version numbers for those packages? The version numbers must match the format 1.2.3.

The versions mentioned in the issue for the following packages differ from the latest versions on npm:

• react-native (found: 0.63.4, latest: 0.64.1)
• react-native-pager-view (found: 5.1.3, latest: 5.1.9)

Can you verify that the issue still exists after upgrading to the latest versions of these packages?

[devWaleed]

Not using Expo but react-native-cli and pager-view version is 5.1.9 updated but still issue.

[nathangabriel27]

Same problem here, I have 2 tabs when TextInput triggers onchange the keyboard automatically dismiss.

[nathangabriel27]

Code example:

import React, { useState } from 'react';

import { View, useWindowDimensions, TextInput } from 'react-native';
import { TabView, SceneMap } from 'react-native-tab-view';

export default function TabViewExample() {
  const layout = useWindowDimensions();
  
  const SecondRoute = () => (
  <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#ff4081' }} />
);
const [enterprise_types, setEnterprise_types] = useState('test')
const FirstRoute = () => (
   <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#673ab7' }} >
  <TextInput
           keyboardType="decimal-pad"
            returnKeyType={'search'}
            value={enterprise_types}
            onChangeText={(text) => setEnterprise_types(text)}
/>
  </View>
 );
const renderScene = SceneMap({
  first: FirstRoute,
  second: SecondRoute,
});

  const [index, setIndex] = React.useState(0);
  const [routes] = React.useState([
    { key: 'first', title: 'First' },
    { key: 'second', title: 'Second' },
  ]);

  return (
    <TabView
      navigationState={{ index, routes }}
      renderScene={renderScene}
      onIndexChange={setIndex}
      initialLayout={{ width: layout.width }}
    />
  );
}

[samakintunde]

Currently having this issue as well. The only way that I've been able to prevent the dismissal is to set keyboardDismissMode: 'none' on the TabView. I tried setting it to 'on-drag' but it still kept dismissing the keyboard once the tab view re-renders.

<TabView
    keyboardDismissMode="none" // set keyboardDismissMode to 'none'
    navigationState={{index, routes}}
    onIndexChange={setTabIndex}
    initialLayout={{width: layout.width}}
/>

[devWaleed]

@samakintunde37 keyboardDismissMode="none" doesn't work for me. I am getting the same error.

[nicolak]

Same problem

[samakintunde]

@nathangabriel27 The issue with your component is the level you're declaring enterprise_types at.
If the state isn't being shared between both tabs, you should move the state into the FirstRoute component, where you need it and you should be good.

[samakintunde]

@devWaleed and @nicolak, check above. Same situation?

[nicolak]

const FirstRoute = () => {
        const [myValue, setMyValue] = useState('');
        return (
            <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#ff4081' }} >
                <C.TextoInput 
                    value={myValue}
                    onChangeText={(t)=>setMyValue(t)}
                />
            </View>
        ) };

That way, the keyboard does not close. However, when switching to another tab, the State myValue is reset to zero.

What to do?

[samakintunde]

export default function TabViewExample() {
  // Keep state outside the components so it persists across tabs
  const [myValue, setMyValue] = useState('');

  const layout = useWindowDimensions();

  const [index, setIndex] = React.useState(0);
  const [routes] = React.useState([
    {key: 'first', title: 'First'},
    {key: 'second', title: 'Second'},
  ]);

  // Use a custom renderScene function instead
  const renderScene = ({route}) => {
    switch (route.key) {
      case 'first':
        return (
          <View style={{flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#ff4081', padding: 48}}>
            <TextInput
              style={{backgroundColor: '#fff'}}
              value={myValue}
              onChangeText={setMyValue}
            />
          </View>
        );
      case 'second':
        return <View style={{flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#ff4081'}} />;

      default:
        return <View />;
    }
  };

  return (
    <TabView
      navigationState={{index, routes}}
      renderScene={renderScene}
      onIndexChange={setIndex}
      initialLayout={{width: layout.width}}
    />
  );
}

[nicolak]

Wow. It worked out. Thanks!

[samakintunde]

You're welcome!👍

[devWaleed]

Here is my code. I am using class based components. On my Home component/screen I am returning few views and TabView is one of them. I have used tabsSceneMap as a custom sceneMap function already. All my tab tab screens are React.PureComponent. Still the issue persist for me.

// class Home extends React.Component

state = {
	currentTabIndex: 0,
};

tabRoutes = [
	{
		key: 'home',
		title: 'Home',
		icon: (color) => <Icon name="home" solid size={20} color={color} />,
	},
	{
		key: 'products',
		title: 'Products',
		icon: (color) => (
			<Icon name="shopping-bag" solid size={20} color={color} />
		),
	},
	{
		key: 'consultant',
		title: 'Consultant',
		icon: (color) => (
			<Icon name="user-clock" solid size={20} color={color} />
		),
	},
	{
		key: 'blogs',
		title: 'Blogs',
		icon: (color) => <Icon name="blogger-b" solid size={20} />,
	},
];

render() {
	return <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
					{this.tabViews()}
				</View>
}

tabsSceneMap({ route }) {
	switch (route.key) {
		case 'home':
			return <HomeTab
				navigation={this.props.navigation}
				changeTabCallback={this.changeTabCallback}
			/>;
		case 'products':
			return <ProductsTab navigation={this.props.navigation} />;
		case 'consultant':
			return <Consultant />;
		case 'blogs':
			return <BlogsListing navigation={this.props.navigation} />;
	}
}

changeTabCallback = (tab) => {
	switch (tab) {
		case 'products':
			this.setState({
				currentTabIndex: 1,
			});
			this.props.setSearchBoolean(false);
			break;
		default:
			this.setState({
				currentTabIndex: 0,
			});
			break;
	}
};

tabViews() {
	return (
		<TabView
			lazy={true}
			swipeEnabled={false}
			renderTabBar={() => null}
			navigationState={{
				index: this.state.currentTabIndex,
				routes: this.tabRoutes,
			}}
			renderScene={this.tabsSceneMap}
			onIndexChange={(currentTabIndex) =>
				this.setState({ currentTabIndex })
			}
			initialLayout={{ width: windowWidth }}
		/>
	);
}

[moh3n9595]

Same issue

[MaxToyberman]

same for me

[dariomalfatti-centropaghe]

solution of @samakintunde37 doesn't solve my issue, downgrade to 2.16.0 to temporary solve and wait a bug fix or a solution

[gamingumar]

I am having this issue in iOS. Any text input in a tabview hides the keyboard and it doesn't open again. Downgraded to 2.16.0 for the fix.

[github-actions]

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[bayraak]

I have the same issue too

[babyrusa]

I'm having the same issue on IOS (it works fine on Android) for version 3.1.1. Downgraded to 2.16.0 and it worked.

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[EduFrazao]

The problem still persists. I also have to downgrade to version 2.16.0.
When a tab is selected with a focused textinput (via autoFocus or some listener that calls focus via some ref) the focus works, but in a second the keyboard is dismissed and focus is lost.
EDIT: Its hapenning in Android (8, 9, 10 and 11)

[achalofficial]

Same issue Still Persists... I changed the function calling from (e) => function_name(e) to function_name but.... As soon as i enter the value it triggers the onChangeText () and hence leads to hiding keyboard... Kindly resolve the error

[emilianraduu]

Happens to me as well

[okwasniewski]

Reopening this, since the issue still persists

[fmendoza]

Yep, same issue here.

[lotusshinoaki]

My app also has the same issue.
I checked the call stack of TextInput.blur() and got the following stack trace.

This line in react-native-pager-view has keyboard close code that only works on Android (derivatively the TextInput loses focus).
https://github.com/callstack/react-native-pager-view/blob/0c65e4dbd296861855a3e3f5b0bb9942f2dc9248/src/PagerView.tsx#L71

After removing this Keyboard.dismiss() the TextInput no longer loses focus in my app.

Update
My workaround

  const [
    keyboardDismissMode,
    setKeyboardDismissMode,
  ] = React.useState<'none' | undefined>();
  const navigation = useNavigation();

  React.useEffect(() => {
    if (Platform.OS !== 'android') {
      return;
    }

    const unsubscribeOnFocus = navigation.addListener('focus', () => {
      setKeyboardDismissMode(undefined);
    });
    const unsubscribeOnBlur = navigation.addListener('blur', () => {
      setKeyboardDismissMode('none');
    });

    return () => {
      unsubscribeOnFocus();
      unsubscribeOnBlur();
    };
  }, [navigation]);

  return <TabView keyboardDismissMode={keyboardDismissMode} />;

[AwesomeDracula]

Adding animationEnabled={false} to solves the problem for me!
<TabView animationEnabled={false} navigationState={state} renderScene={_renderScene} renderTabBar={_renderTabBar} onIndexChange={_handleIndexChange} tabBarPosition="bottom" />