Android: Keyboard.addListener returns incorrect height when switching between different keyboard types
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Description
Description
When switching between different keyboard types on Android, Keyboard.addListener events and Keyboard.metrics()?.height return the height of the previous keyboard instead of the current one. This issue occurs consistently when the previous and current keyboards have different heights (e.g., switching from numeric keyboard to password keyboard, or from system security keyboard to regular keyboard). The problem affects both event callback heights and the static Keyboard.metrics()?.height value. The issue resolves itself on the next keyboard opening, but can be stably reproduced by switching between different keyboard types.
Steps to reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open an app with text inputs on Android device
- Focus on a text input with
keyboardType: 'numeric' - Note the keyboard height (e.g., 300px)
- Switch to another text input with
keyboardType: 'visible-password' - Observe that both
Keyboard.addListenerevents andKeyboard.metrics()?.heightreturn the previous keyboard's height (300px) instead of the current keyboard's height - Close and reopen the keyboard - the issue resolves and correct height is returned
React Native Version
0.78
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.3.1
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M4
Memory: 153.83 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 23.11.0
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: ~/app/Systech_HX_App/node_modules/.bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.9.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2025.04.28.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 24.4
- iOS 18.4
- macOS 15.4
- tvOS 18.4
- visionOS 2.4
- watchOS 11.4
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2024.3 AI-243.25659.59.2432.13423653
Xcode:
version: 16.3/16E140
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.15
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 15.0.1
wanted: 15.0.1
react:
installed: 19.0.0
wanted: 19.0.0
react-native:
installed: 0.78.0
wanted: 0.78.0
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
Stacktrace or Logs
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MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on Android using inputs with numeric and visible-password keyboard types, then inspect the implementation behind Keyboard.addListener and Keyboard.metrics(). Verify the reported height when switching keyboards and when reopening the keyboard; done means both event callbacks and metrics report the current keyboard height.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100