material-components / material-components/material-components-android
[TextInputEditText] Performance Issue when typing.
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Description
**Description:**
There is an issue when a when use the TextInputEditText with android:inputType="textPassword" there is a half to quarter of a second delay on every single keystroke.
**Expected behavior:**
No noticeable delay between keystrokes.
**Source code:**
https://github.com/adfwhitestar/Performance-Issue-View/tree/master
Run this repo and you will see the issue.
**Android API version:** Tested SDK: 26 ,27 ,28 ,29 ,30
**Material Library version:**
This happens only at 1.2.0 and up. (1.2.0 & 1.2.1 as of writing this report.)
**Device:**
This code tested on a Pixel 2 XL running Android 10.
Original issue seen on Pixel 4, 3, 3a, 2 XL, Samsung fold, LG V40, S10e and S10
To help us triage faster, please check to make sure you are using the [latest version](https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/releases) of the library.
This issue does not happen on 1.1.0 but does happen in 1.2.0 and 1.2.1
Media showing issue in action:
[1.2.1-issue](https://github.com/adfwhitestar/Performance-Issue-View/blob/master/media/1.2.1-issue.mp4)
[1.2.0-issue](https://github.com/adfwhitestar/Performance-Issue-View/blob/master/media/1.2.0-issue.mp4)
[1.1.0-no-issue](https://github.com/adfwhitestar/Performance-Issue-View/blob/master/media/1.1.0-no-issue.mp4)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the linked Performance-Issue-View reproduction and compare typing behavior with Material Library versions 1.1.0, 1.2.0, and 1.2.1 on the reported Android configurations. Investigate the TextInputEditText path involved by android:inputType="textPassword"; done means removing the per-keystroke delay without regressing the working 1.1.0 behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100