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Announcing upcoming release 📣

· 3 min read
Kirill Zyusko
Kirill Zyusko
Library author

I'm excited to announce the latest release, version 1.12.0, of react-native-keyboard-controller!

Although this release may not seem monumental, it's significant, and I'm thrilled to share it with you. 😍

The key features of this release are: bridgeless support, selection tracking, enhanced KeyboardToolbar component and synchronous onMove handler on iOS among other bug fixes and improvements.

Bridgeless support​

This library starting from 1.12.0 is now compatible RN 0.74 and fully supports bridgeless mode, offering improved performance and streamlined communication between native and JavaScript layers.

Selection tracking​

In the previous version, react-native-keyboard-controller was not able to track selection changes in the text input fields. Starting from 1.12.0 this library exposes a new event and handlers making it possible to track selection changes.

In addition to duplicating the react-native API, this event provides information not only about the start and end positions but also the x and y coordinates for the top-left and bottom-right corners of the selection.

These details allow you to draw elements behind the cursor, making interaction with focused inputs more intuitive:


Later on I'm planning to extend KeyboardAwareScrollView to react on selection tracking, so if your selection is overlapped with keyboard then KeyboardAwareScrollView will automatically scroll and avoid an overlap.

KeyboardToolbar enhancements​

The KeyboardToolbar component was initially introduced in version 1.10.0. In this release, I've added new features to make it even more customizable and HID compatible.

blur effect​

Starting with version 1.12.0, you can apply a blur effect to the KeyboardToolbar component by using the blur prop. You can use any compatible component, such as react-native-blur or expo-blur. Since iOS 16, the keyboard itself is translucent with a blur effect, which causes all components behind it to be blurred too.

With the new version of react-native-keyboard-controller, you can extend this effect to the KeyboardToolbar component! 😎

Button callbacks​

From version 1.12.0, the KeyboardToolbar component supports various callbacks for specific events, such as onNextCallback, onPrevCallback, and onDoneCallback.

These callbacks let you add haptic feedback, play sounds, or implement other creative responses based on your needs.

Synchronous onMove handler on iOS​

Since version 1.4.0, when the useKeyboardHandler hook was introduced, the onMove handler was always a frame behind.

As a result, it created a parallax effect that prevented elements from precisely following the keyboard.

With a new release this problem is solved, and the onMove handler is now synchronized with the keyboard animation. 😊

No need to patch react-native-text-input-mask anymore​

If you used react-native-text-input-mask alongside useFocusedInputHandler or KeyboardAwareScrollView, you might have needed to patch it to ensure that the onChangeText event was triggered.

With the new release of react-native-keyboard-controller, you can now safely remove this patch and keep your existing code intact. 👍

What's next?​

This release refines the previous version and at the same time introduces crucial improvements that will unlock the full potential of react-native-keyboard-controller in future updates:

  • on iOS, we now inject a delegate into TextInput, providing greater control over input and keyboard events;
  • the fully synchronous onMove handler will enable frame-by-frame keyboard control in the future, particularly when an interactive keyboard offset is implemented. 👀

To stay tuned follow me on Twitter and GitHub for updates. Thank you for your support! 😊