Keyboard pops up for non-editable TextInput in Android 7.0-8.1
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Description
Description
In Android 7.0-8.1 (API levels 24-27), if a TextInput with editable={false} is focused, and the user leaves the app and then returns to it, the soft keyboard pops up.
This issue is reproducible on newly-created React Native 0.82.1 projects. I could not reproduce it with RNTesterPlayground.js, though.
Steps to reproduce
- Start an Android emulator or device with API 24-27 (Android 7.0-8.1)
- Run the provided reproducer. Alternatively, you can create and run a new React Native project with the following code:
import {TextInput} from 'react-native';
[...]
<TextInput style={{height: 40, borderWidth: 1, margin: 20}} editable={false} />
- Tap the TextInput (to make sure it is focused)
- At the bottom of the screen, in the system navigation bar, tap the Overview (square) button
- Return to the app
- Notice that the soft keyboard pops up
React Native Version
0.82.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.7.2
CPU: (16) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9880H CPU @ 2.30GHz
Memory: 737.90 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 25.1.0
path: /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 11.6.2
path: /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2025.11.10.00
path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 25.0
- iOS 26.0
- macOS 26.0
- tvOS 26.0
- visionOS 26.0
- watchOS 26.0
Android SDK:
API Levels:
- "36"
Build Tools:
- 35.0.0
- 36.0.0
- 36.1.0
System Images:
- android-24 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
- android-26 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
- android-27 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
- android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
- android-36.1 | Google Play Intel x86_64 Atom
- android-36 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2025.2 AI-252.25557.131.2521.14344949
Xcode:
version: 26.0.1/17A400
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.17
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 20.0.0
wanted: 20.0.0
react:
installed: 19.1.1
wanted: 19.1.1
react-native:
installed: 0.82.1
wanted: 0.82.1
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: false
Stacktrace or Logs
Not applicable.
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/sandeepsengupta/textinput-bug-reproducer
Screenshots and Videos
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7822dbac-7a09-4b1e-a46b-e07da0724c30
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 by running the mandatory reproducer on an Android API 24-27 emulator and confirm the focus and keyboard behavior for a non-editable TextInput. Then trace the Android TextInput focus and soft-keyboard handling; done means returning to the app no longer opens the keyboard when editable is false.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, react-native
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100