iOS (Fabric): Recycled TextInput after Password Autofill becomes non-editable (yellow background) and stops updating

Description

When a TextInput triggers iOS Password Autofill and is then recycled by React Native Fabric, the recycled input becomes unusable.

⚠️ Note about provided repo ⚠️: Since this is related to the password autofill of iOS. You would need to make sure to update ios/SecureInput/SecureInput.entitlements to point to a valid endpoint for the correct team id and app bundle. Otherwise it will not be reproduced

Steps to reproduce

1. Screen A: two inputs

• textContentType="username" / autoComplete="username"
• textContentType="newPassword" / autoComplete="new-password" / secureTextEntry
• App configured for Password Autofill (Associated Domains with webcredentials: and valid AASA).

2. On device (AutoFill enabled), type username, focus password, accept strong password.
3. App authenticates and navigates to Screen B (e.g., onboarding) with two regular TextInputs (no password field).
4. Due to Fabric recycling, the native view from the password field on Screen A is reused for one of Screen B’s inputs and that input is no longer editable/usable blocking further user flow

React Native Version

0.80.2

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 15.5
  CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M3 Max
  Memory: 2.46 GB / 36.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.14.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.2
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.14.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/itsramiel/.rbenv/shims/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: 2024.3 AI-243.24978.46.2431.13363775
  Xcode:
    version: 16.4/16F6
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.3
    path: /Users/itsramiel/.rbenv/shims/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: 0.80.2
    wanted: 0.80.2
  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 or failure to provide stack trace for

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/itsramiel/SecureInput

Screenshots and Videos

Notice that the First Name input is no longer editable no matter what I type in. This is not just visually. The callback is not called

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8c0a82b2-d3dd-4e3d-a8e3-7f6f9d7ac890

Extra Context

I tried to see if it is possible to recover the UITextField from this state in a standalone swift project by changing the textContextType and isSecureTextEntry so that this can be done in prepareForRecycle but unfortunately I was not successful in finding a way to recover from this state. I am not sure if such a TextInput should just be not recycled at all.

Führe den obligatorischen SecureInput-Reproducer auf einem iOS-Gerät aus, nachdem du ios/SecureInput/SecureInput.entitlements mit einem gültigen Endpunkt konfiguriert hast, und untersuche anschließend den Recycling-Pfad von Fabric TextInput sowie das Verhalten von prepareForRecycle. Überprüfe, dass eine aus dem Passwortfeld recycelte native Ansicht editierbar bleibt und Callbacks aufruft, wenn sie von der regulären Eingabe in Screen B wiederverwendet wird.