[0.64.0-rc.2] Re-Focusing on TextInput Does Not Open Android's Soft Keyboard

Description

When a TextInput is in focus and Android’s soft keyboard is closed, tapping on the TextInput should re-open the soft keyboard but currently it does not. This has been broken somewhere between 0.63.4 and 0.64.0-rc.2.

React Native version:

System: OS: macOS 11.1 CPU: (12) x64 Intel® Core™ i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz Memory: 303.47 MB / 16.00 GB Shell: 5.8 - /bin/zsh Binaries: Node: 12.16.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/bin/node Yarn: 1.22.5 - /usr/local/bin/yarn npm: 6.14.10 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/bin/npm Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman Managers: CocoaPods: 1.9.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod SDKs: iOS SDK: Platforms: iOS 14.3, DriverKit 20.2, macOS 11.1, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2 Android SDK: API Levels: 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Build Tools: 27.0.0, 27.0.3, 28.0.3, 29.0.1, 29.0.2, 29.0.3, 30.0.0, 30.0.0, 30.0.1 System Images: android-23 | Google APIs ARM EABI v7a, android-23 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-25 | Intel x86 Atom_64, android-29 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-29 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom Android NDK: Not Found IDEs: Android Studio: 4.1 AI-201.8743.12.41.6953283 Xcode: 12.3/12C33 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild Languages: Java: 1.8.0_221 - /usr/bin/javac npmPackages: @react-native-community/cli: Not Found react: 17.0.1 => 17.0.1 react-native: 0.64.0-rc.2 => 0.64.0-rc.2 react-native-macos: Not Found npmGlobalPackages: react-native: Not Found

Steps To Reproduce

Provide a detailed list of steps that reproduce the issue.

1. Install a React-Native 0.64.0-rc.2 app with a TextInput on an Android device
2. Tap on the TextInput
3. (Android’s soft keyboard should appear and the TextInput should be in focus)
4. Dismiss the Keyboard by pressing the down arrow at the bottom of the screen
5. (Android’s soft keyboard should disappear and the TextInput should still be in focus)
6. Tap on the TextInput

Expected Results

Android’s soft keyboard should be brought up so the user can enter text into the TextInput.

Actual Results

Nothing happens and the user can’t type into the TextInput.

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository:

function App() {
    return (
        <TextInput />
    );
}

[danielbucher]

I’m getting the same problem here. It started happening after we upgraded from 0.63.4 to 0.64.2.

[Glazzes]

I just had this issue in 0.68.2, it seems that dismissing the keyword with android’s back button hides it, but it does not dismiss it, here’s a workaround that solved this issue for me.

useEffect(() => {
    const kListener = Keyboard.addListener('keyboardDidHide', () => {
      Keyboard.dismiss();
    });

    return () => {
      kListener.remove();
    };
  }, []);

You dismiss it programmatically as it seems to not be dismissed by the back button