SecureTextEntry prop is not working in android with all the keyboard types. #30148

mobhupath · 2020-10-09T12:15:17Z

Issue: Toggling secureTextEntry prop works fine in iOS not in Android, in android for the password text field the initial value for secureTextEntry is set to true, it toggles the first time, but i don't see it toggled next time, this issue is seen in real device, it works fine in Android Emulator though, anyone still facing the same issue?
RN Version: 0.59.10

Originally posted by @pedreviljoen in https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issue_comments/403732197

timomeara · 2020-10-09T15:03:07Z

it looks like 0.63.3 re-introduced a number of issues around secureTextEntry that were resolved years ago.
i'm dealing with a font issue that comes up when secureTextEntry=true
#30123

mobhupath · 2020-10-09T22:15:55Z

hey @timomeara, i was going through the change log of react native https://github.com/react-native-community/releases/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v0633, i don't see anything related to secureTextEntry prop not working in android or anything similar to this issue.

timomeara · 2020-10-14T14:59:47Z

hey @timomeara, i was going through the change log of react native https://github.com/react-native-community/releases/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v0633, i don't see anything related to secureTextEntry prop not working in android or anything similar to this issue.

there are quite a few issues around the secureTextEntry prop, keyboard types and font styles
i have not tried toggling the secureTextEntry values, so i can't speak to that... my problem was with placeholder styles not working

the title of this issue appears to be a documented known issue
https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#known-issues

regardless, the history of TextInput and secureTextEntry is long and sordid
#23059
#22781
#22210
#7936
#6564
#6149
#5859
#5710
#5478
#4600
#4435
#3742

mobhupath · 2020-10-14T15:19:42Z

hey @timomeara, i was going through the change log of react native https://github.com/react-native-community/releases/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v0633, i don't see anything related to secureTextEntry prop not working in android or anything similar to this issue.

there are quite a few issues around the secureTextEntry prop, keyboard types and font styles
i have not tried toggling the secureTextEntry values, so i can't speak to that... my problem was with placeholder styles not working

the title of this issue appears to be a documented known issue
https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#known-issues

regardless, the history of TextInput and secureTextEntry is long and sordid
#23059
#22781
#22210
#7936
#6564
#6149
#5859
#5710
#5478
#4600
#4435
#3742

It won't work even if i use keyboard types other than keyboardType="email-address" or keyboardType="phone-pad"

timomeara · 2020-10-14T15:45:12Z

hey @timomeara, i was going through the change log of react native https://github.com/react-native-community/releases/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v0633, i don't see anything related to secureTextEntry prop not working in android or anything similar to this issue.

there are quite a few issues around the secureTextEntry prop, keyboard types and font styles
i have not tried toggling the secureTextEntry values, so i can't speak to that... my problem was with placeholder styles not working
the title of this issue appears to be a documented known issue
https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#known-issues
regardless, the history of TextInput and secureTextEntry is long and sordid
#23059
#22781
#22210
#7936
#6564
#6149
#5859
#5710
#5478
#4600
#4435
#3742

It won't work even if i use keyboard types other than keyboardType="email-address" or keyboardType="phone-pad"

"it won't work..."
do you mean toggling the prop value?
did you try playing with this?
https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#keyboardtype
visible-password (android only)

Anzormumladze · 2020-10-15T12:12:17Z

upgrade to 61.0 version

Rafatcb · 2020-11-14T22:54:00Z

I was having this problem too. Tried to reproduce on a Snack, but it seems to be working there.

So I tried to stop using my customized TextInput and replaced with the default one from react-native, without any styling, and it worked. Then I replaced it by my TextInput and... it kept working.

Maybe it has something to do with fontFamily? I tried to reproduce the problem again but wasn't able to.

Btw, my TextInput is just the default one with some styles, default props, animation and text handling in state.

npx react-native info:

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.18363
    CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz  
    Memory: 1.26 GB / 7.88 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 12.14.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE       
    Yarn: 1.22.4 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin\yarn.CMD
    npm: 6.14.5 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
    Watchman: Not Found
  SDKs:
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 29
      Build Tools: 28.0.3, 29.0.2, 29.0.3, 30.0.2
      System Images: android-30 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
      Android NDK: Not Found
    Windows SDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: Version  4.1.0.0 AI-201.8743.12.41.6858069
    Visual Studio: Not Found
  Languages:
    Java: Not Found
    Python: 2.7.18
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1
    react-native: 0.63.3 => 0.63.3
    react-native-windows: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

padil · 2020-12-10T20:51:15Z

use default, working for me ;)

SawRosetngg · 2020-12-18T19:51:41Z

secureTextEntry works if you set autoCapitalize={'none'}.

fantasyado · 2021-06-09T05:50:48Z

secureTextEntry works if you set autoCapitalize={'none'}.

This works for me. But how can you come up with this fix...

marcosnataqs · 2021-07-10T03:20:22Z

Nothing works for me yet! Someone have another solution for this problem?

onurtsc · 2021-07-31T16:25:45Z

secureTextEntry works if you set autoCapitalize={'none'}.

This worked on my code!

shrawanfv · 2023-08-08T13:19:18Z

secureTextEntry works if you set autoCapitalize={'none'}. not working

TheRealMikeD · 2023-11-08T21:36:40Z

I have a sign-up screen with a TextInput for password, and another to confirm the password. They have identical properties. The first TextInput hides the text as expected. The second does not. I have tried a lot of suggestions from this issue, and various StackOverflow issues. None have worked so far.
react: 18.2.0
react-native: 0.72.6
expo: 49.0.0

Only fails on Android (works as expected on iOS). Testing on physical device.

timoisalive · 2024-01-19T08:15:42Z

For me keyboardType="default" worked.

I don't quite understand the difference between the Android only keyboardType="visible-password" and secureTextEntry properties. Wouldn't it be enough to control visibility with the latter only...? 🤷

github-actions · 2024-07-18T05:00:57Z

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react-native-bot · 2024-07-25T05:00:59Z

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TheRealMikeD · 2024-07-30T22:40:41Z

Still not working for me.
react: 18.2.0
react-native: 0.74.2
expo: 51.0.14

arsalannury · 2024-09-19T14:17:35Z

secureTextEntry works if you set autoCapitalize={'none'}.

This works also for me thank you.

arsalannury · 2024-09-19T14:18:55Z

Still not working for me. react: 18.2.0 react-native: 0.74.2 expo: 51.0.14

Try this structure please. this works for me with
React 18.3
ReactNative 0.74.5
expo 51.0.31

<TextInput caretHidden secureTextEntry={true} autoCapitalize={'none'} />

mobhupath changed the title ~~Still broken...~~ SecureTextEntry prop is not working in android with all the keyboard types. Oct 9, 2020

github-actions bot added the Stale There has been a lack of activity on this issue and it may be closed soon. label Jul 18, 2024

react-native-bot closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Jul 25, 2024

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