callstack / callstack/react-native-paper

TextInput autofocus is not opening keyboard on Android

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Description

### Current behaviour
Trying to improve user experience by auto focusing to input and showing keyboard. On iOS everything works fine, but on Android two thinks are happening.

TextInput gets auto focused on Android but:
1) keyboard is not showing automatically, only after direct pressing text input
2) I have bottom sheet that is behind *modal with text input* and after pressing on TextInput to get the keyboard open the BottomSheet rises for no reason.

### Expected behaviour
When opening modal (TextInput initial) the TextInput is focused and keyboard is open (as on iOS)

### How to reproduce?
First case code example:
[code example on snack.expo.dev](https://snack.expo.dev/@jestemtrzcinska/react-native-paper-text-input-android)

### Preview
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2 case (1)

### What have you tried so far?
update react-native-paper

### Your Environment

| software | version
| --------------------- | -------
| ios | 17.0
| android | 34
| react-native | ^0.73.6
| react-native-paper | ^5.12.3
| node | 18.18.0
| npm or yarn | 9.8.1
| expo sdk | x.x.x

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