Brownfield App `TextInput` not working properly on Samsung devices

Description

In the midst of developing a chat app using brownfield react native app, an user reported with a video that it was not able to send a message. Upon further investigation I could scope down and reproduce the issue with the following criteria:

• Brownfield React Native App inside an Android Fragment;
• Samsung Devices:
  • Note 10;
  • S21 Ultra (Android 14 | OneUI 6.1).

I also tested on my Google Pixel 3a and it worked without any issues, so it must be Samsung related. Also, if the Android app opens an Activity that starts a react root view, the input also does work.

The cases where I could make it work were when I tapped in the corner of the TextInput. Adding console logs to the TextInput, the onPressIn triggers anywhere on the TextInput but onFocus only triggers on the cases that I could make it work.

My fix is not an ideal one, but I am calling ref.current.focus() for every onPressIn in order to make the whole TextInput clickable

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a new Android Repository;
2. Create a Fragment;
3. Embed React Native into this React Fragment;
4. Add a TextInput field;
5. Tap and add a text [ NOT WORKING]

React Native Version

Tested on 0.74.5 and 0.75.3

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx react-native info

not able to run the command

Stacktrace or Logs

no visible crash

Reproducer

https://github.com/gmantuanrosa/brownfield-rn-fragment/tree/main

Screenshots and Videos

This was not tested on the new architecture

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f2dfd3ba-5fec-4bfb-b187-7f4e0bdd3090

Start with the linked brownfield-rn-fragment reproducer and reproduce the TextInput behavior inside an Android Fragment on the listed Samsung devices. Compare taps that trigger onPressIn but not onFocus with the working Activity/root-view case across React Native 0.74.5 and 0.75.3. Done means the entire TextInput focuses and accepts text without calling ref.current.focus() from every onPressIn.