Keyboard not working correctly using in-app browsers

[mateoguzmana]

When typing using the computer keyboard using an in-app browser in a react native application, there are problems typing keys like @ or = which normally require a combination of keys. E.g: in my case for @ would be alt + 2

Alt + 2 in an in-app browser:

Alt + 2 in a normal react native input:

Environment:

• Apple M1 Pro
• react-native-ide-0.0.7-beta.vsix
• Simulator: iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 17.4

As a workaround: typing using the simulator keyboard works.

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By the way, awesome work with the IDE. It looks pretty promising so far 🚀

[kmagiera]

thanks for reporting. Is this limited to in-app browsers? or you can also see this in other text edit fields?

[mateoguzmana]

I only noticed it in the in-app browser. In a normal react-native text field is works correctly (as in my second screenshot)

[sregg]

It happened to me in normal RN input fields for me too.
It's not happening 100% of the time though.
It's almost like it doesn't recognize the SHIFT key sometimes.

[chriszs]

Can confirm, the shift key isn't working on an iOS simulator while entering text into a standard React Native text field (not a web view).

Here's me hitting the numeric keys while holding down shift (this should be !@#$%^&*()):

[ddnzcn]

Can confirm, the issue also happens to me on a project itself (not tested in the in-app browsers)

#835 is possible duplicate

On a side note, it looks like the simulator doesn't recognize the keyboard language / layout's been changed. While I don't know the underlying cause for this issue I believe this could be something related.