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

Commencez par le reproducer brownfield-rn-fragment lié et reproduisez le comportement de TextInput dans un Android Fragment sur les appareils Samsung listés. Comparez les taps qui déclenchent onPressIn mais pas onFocus avec le cas fonctionnel Activity/root-view sous React Native 0.74.5 et 0.75.3. C’est terminé lorsque l’ensemble du TextInput reçoit le focus et accepte du texte sans appeler ref.current.focus() depuis chaque onPressIn.