Secure text entry flickers on 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
- Install the application with
yarn ios - Focus on the text input
- 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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There is no stack trace.
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
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 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.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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