autoCorrect not working on android api 27

[jimji1005]

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• I am using the latest React Native version

On android api 27, autoCorrect={false} of TextInput does not disable auto suggest.

Environment

Environment:
OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.3
Node: 8.6.0
Yarn: 1.3.2
npm: 5.6.0
Watchman: 4.9.0
Xcode: Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b
Android Studio: 3.0 AI-171.4443003

Packages: (wanted => installed)
react: ^16.3.0-alpha.1 => 16.3.0-alpha.2
react-native: 0.54.2 => 0.54.2

Steps to Reproduce

1. clone repo, yarn, run-android
   /~https://github.com/jimji1005/rn-android-keyboard-bug
   or

2. react-native init testProject

3. add TextInput and autoCorrrect={false}

4. launch on android emulator or device with api 27

5. type into textinput

Expected Behavior

auto suggest would be disabled

Actual Behavior

auto suggest still working

[jimji1005]

Works correctly on API26

[devAstro81]

@jimji1005 till the bug is fixed, you can use 'email-address' keyboard type.

[SwiftPolar]

@tomdev-biz I'm using visible-password instead and it works as a workaround too.

Can confirm on this particular bug.

[pennyandsean]

Unfortunately visible-password doesn't work for my application as I need autoCapitalize="characters" as well which isn't available with visible-password

[devAstro81]

@pennyandsean if you update your react-native version, visible-password will work.
On some android devices, email-address not working as expected, so I also suggest to use visible-password with updating your react-native version.

[malonguwa]

@tomdev-biz could you provide more info about "On some android devices, email-address not working as expected", what's the issue? and when I use visible-password type in RN 0.55.3, I do not see cursor indicator or the text in the textInput when it focus, but other type such as default or email-address is working... no idea what happens...... how did you use visible-password in your TextInput component?

[binki]

Even though you say that Android isn’t respecting autoCorrect={false}, it actually is. It will not automatically highlight the most likely candidate and replace it when you type ., , etc.. However, if you put autoCorrect={true}, it will automatically choose and correct with the most likely candidate. I.e., autocorrect is disabled but autosuggestions aren’t.

Have you actually tried typing? In your video, I only see you clicking directly on the autosuggestions but not actually demonstrating autoCorrect in action.

Sorry I am unable to actually try building with Android Studio at the moment. My observations are from using Expo on my Android-8.1 phone. I made a video demonstrating that autoCorrect={false} works as I described.

[tarouboy]

Unfortunately, both email-address and visible-password doesn't fit the multi-line usage. It will cause the textInput to ignore the multiline props and/or the return key not going to the next line.

I wish to apply the commit #18443 however I don't understand the flow to build from source :(
Any other workarounds? please help :(

[florindumitru]

I have the same problem :(

[jeremy-farnault]

Working for us with visible-password but we had to remove our autoCapitalize and our multiline configuration.

[ericjames]

Confirm visible-password disables autocorrect on Android 6.0

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[stale]

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