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Secure text entry flickers on iOS

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Issue: Author Provided Repro Platform: iOS
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Description

Description

On iOS (With a Simulator or a real device), if you have a TextInput component with secureTextEntry={true} and a custom font, the text flickers when you enter a character and remove it.

Note: this also happens with the old renderer.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Install the application with yarn ios
  2. Focus on the text input
  3. Enter a character and then remove it
React Native Version

0.74.3

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

Output of npx react-native info
System:
  OS: macOS 14.3
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
  Memory: 98.19 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: 0.91.0
    path: /Users/burakguner/.cargo/bin/nu
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 21.7.1
    path: ~/.nix-profile/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 4.3.1
    path: ~/.nix-profile/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.5.0
    path: ~/.nix-profile/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.01.22.00
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/burakguner/.local/share/gem/ruby/3.1.0/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.0
      - iOS 17.0
      - macOS 14.0
      - tvOS 17.0
      - watchOS 10.0
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: Hedgehog 2023.1.1 Patch 2 Hedgehog 2023.1.1 Patch 2
  Xcode:
    version: 15.0.1/15A507
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.8
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.1.4
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.74.3
    wanted: 0.74.3
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true


### Stacktrace or Logs

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Reproducer

https://github.com/atlj/secure-text-entry-flicker

Screenshots and Videos

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/assets/23079646/7a260380-eb2c-434c-97f3-af14dd51a5af

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked secure-text-entry-flicker reproducer and run it with yarn ios on an iOS simulator or device. Verify the flicker when secureTextEntry uses a custom font and a character is entered then removed, comparing the new and old renderers; done means the text no longer flickers in both cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, react-native
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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