How to start editing on TextInput programmatically and show keyboard

Hello my question is .

Is there any way to programmatically focus and show keyboard for typing on TextInput ?

I have created a ref to TextInput as follows :

<TextInput
				ref={inputRef}
				style={styles.textInput}
				label='Update reason here..'
				value={reason}
				onChangeText={text => setReason(text)}
			/>

and tried something like this :

	const inputRef = useRef()
	
	useEffect(()=>{
		console.log(inputRef.current)
		inputRef.current.focus()
	},[])

But it just focuses the TextInput i need it also to show the keyboard like below instead of the user having to manyally tap on the TextInput in order for it to show the keyboard :

Let me know if this is possible

[lucaswitch]

@goxr3plus the easy fix should be replacing your current paper version 4.12.0 to 4.11.x.

[lucaswitch]

The current version 4.12.0 has different ref props than the older releases with a lot less attributes.