Focus on Alert buttons?

[dbaonguis-wfc]

Hi, I noticed that when an Alert dialog box is shown, it cannot get the focus. Is this possible in the current version? Or is this something that is not yet implemented?

[ArturKalach]

Hello @dbaonguis-wfc,

Sorry for the delayed reply. I've just been having a few busy weeks.
Honestly, I have never checked how Alert dialogs work, and I have no idea how to make them accessible by keyboard. I guess iOS might support this by default, but for Android, it could be tricky.

Thank you for sharing such an interesting task with me!
I will try to test it over the weekend and share the results with you.

Regards,
Artur Kalach

[ArturKalach]

Hello @dbaonguis-wfc,

I just tested how Alert dialogs work in React Native, and I’d like to share some thoughts:

First of all, the buttons inside Alert dialogs are accessible. I agree that interacting with them via the keyboard requires some additional effort and might feel a bit inconvenient, but it is still possible to use them.

Regarding the use of react-native-external-keyboard to fix this, unfortunately, this library wasn’t designed to achieve such functionality. It could happen that it might be impossible to modify the default Alert behavior, as Alerts are module-based and would require changes to the React Native core. Additionally, other libraries might use native APIs or React Native Alerts, which could further complicate the situation.

As a possible solution, if this is your local requirement, you could try using third-party libraries for custom Alert components. However, if this limitation arises from another package, it might be better to create an issue in that package’s repository or directly in the React Native repository.

I think this functionality should be implemented either in React Native itself or through another library. Unfortunately, they may have different priorities, and it might take some time to do this.

Regards,

[dbaonguis-wfc]

Thank you Artur