Can't focus into text fields, Android + external keyboard
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Description
In the first Expo example on https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput - with an external physical keyboard on Android, we don't seem to be able to move the focus into/ between these input fields. It's fine if you tap the screen, and it's fine if Talkback is on and we alt+arrow between the fields. But with Talkback off, and just using the keyboard, we can't get focus into the fields.
Expected Results
That the fields can be focussed by the keyboard
Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository:
https://snack.expo.io/PT9eBWga1 (saved from the first example on https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput)
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Research direction
Start with the linked Snack and the first TextInput example from the React Native documentation, reproducing the issue on Android with an external keyboard and TalkBack disabled. Done means keyboard navigation can move focus into and between the text fields without tapping the screen.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, react-native
- Domain
- accessibility, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100