[ScrollView] Large text content is not scrollable with hardware keyboard in iOS(repro provided)
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Description
Description
This issue is only observed on iOS.
When the content of the ScrollView is large enough to become scrollable and there are no focusable elements inside of it like buttons or form fields, the user can't scroll the content via hardware keyboard's up and down arrow keys.
I've found this as well which might be useful -> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/UIKit/UIScrollView/allowsKeyboardScrolling
Steps to reproduce
- Clone the repro.
- Install dependencies.
- Run iOS with
npm run iosoryarn ios - Go to simulator Settings, Accessibility, Keyboards & Typing, Full Keyboard Access, switch to ON.
- Go to ReproducerApp.
- Try to scroll the content with Hardware Keyboard's up and down arrow keys and observe that nothing is happening.
React Native Version
0.79.4
Affected Platforms
Runtime - iOS
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.5
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
Memory: 418.52 MB / 64.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 18.20.5
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.5/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.5/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.8.2
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.5/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2025.07.21.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /opt/homebrew/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 24.5
- iOS 18.5
- macOS 15.5
- tvOS 18.5
- visionOS 2.5
- watchOS 11.5
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23726.103.2422.13016713
Xcode:
version: 16.4/16F6
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.10
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 3.1.6
path: /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby@3.1/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 19.1.1
wanted: 19.1.1
react:
installed: 19.1.0
wanted: 19.1.0
react-native:
installed: 0.79.4
wanted: 0.79.4
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
Stacktrace or Logs
No crash.
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/filip-angelov/reproducer-scroll-view-issue
Screenshots and Videos
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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 reproducer and run it with npm run ios or yarn ios; enable Full Keyboard Access in the simulator and confirm the arrow-key failure. Read the React Native ScrollView iOS path alongside UIKit's UIScrollView.allowsKeyboardScrolling documentation. Done means large ScrollView content without focusable children scrolls with the hardware keyboard's up and down arrows.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, react-native
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100