If I click on a `TextField` at the bottom of the s...

# compose

[adjpd]

If I click on a TextField at the bottom of the screen in a LazyColumn the keyboard popups up momentarily, and then quickly disappears: you can't then enter input. Is this a known issue? Code in 🧵.

[adjpd]

setContent {
  val items = mutableListOf<Int>().apply {
    (1..100).forEach { add(it) }
  }
  LazyColumn {
    items(items) { item ->
      TextField("$item", {})
    }
  }
}

It's fine if you click on a TextField at the top of the screen. But if you click on one at the bottom you get the aforementioned behaviour.

This happens in Compose 1.3.0 on the emulator and on a real device.

[Mia Clapham]

I have a very similar issue with two text edit boxes, which are XML-based. It only happens for Android 12 users and these edit boxes haven’t been touched since 2019 so it’s really a mystery. We brought it to Google but they were unable to repro the issue so they couldn’t help. 😕 All that to say, this may not be a compose-related issue.

[Mia Clapham]

Have you tried your code on an Android 11 emulator to see if it works?

[adjpd]

I've tried it on Android 6 and Android 11

[adjpd]

The Android 11 is a Samsung phone. Android 6 is an emulator.

[adjpd]

I'll see if stackoverflow bares any fruit and will let you know.

[Mia Clapham]

Oh I see, maybe the issue is different then if it’s happening on 6 and 11 as well. Not sure if this will help but Google did send me this file and directions:
https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:frameworks/base/core/j[…]com/android/internal/inputmethod/SoftInputShowHideReason.java

You can check the log by executing adb shell dumpsys input_method command after enabling the developer option.

You need to find SoftInputShowHideHistory entries to find who is trying to show/hide the software keyboard and how. The meanings of reason fields can be found in this file.

[Zoltan Demant]

You probably already know this, but its likely happening due to the TextField leaving the composition as a result of the keyboard showing up. If you havent tried it already, adjustResize in android:windowSoftInputMode might help. I think the list can automatically scroll to keep the focused field in view if you provide stable keys for the items as well.

[Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]]

Known issue: https://issuetracker.google.com/179203700

[adjpd]

I changed the input method to adjustPan and I could enter text at the bottom of the screen, and the list scrolled to the TextField