React-native-google-places-autocomplete: [Question / Feature Request] keyboardShouldPersistTaps to prevent need for double tapping

[willbattel]

I've implemented this like your example but the main issue I am having is that it takes two taps to select the list item. The first tap dismisses the keyboard and then the second will select the row- which should happen on the first tap.

This sounds similar to this so I'm wondering if you could provide some insight on if it's from the same issue, if everyone on this library is affected, and if it can be fixed. I tried adding the prop keyboardShouldPersistTaps={true} but it had no effect.

Thanks!

[thechefchen]

+1

[ashishere-nike]

+1

[jeanpaulsio]

I was able to get persistent taps working. I have the auto complete component as a child of ScrollView

  <ScrollView
    keyboardShouldPersistTaps={"always"}
  >
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete />
  </ScrollView>

I believe keyboardShouldPersistTaps={true} is deprecated. Hope this helps!

[willbattel]

@jeanpaulsio unfortunately I didn't share your luck. I am still unable to get this working.

[pospieszynski]

me neither.. Dropdown basically ignores my taps(address is not set, only dropdown disappears), only reacts sometimes when I double tap very fast..

Any help, or at least some explenation why does it work like this?

[Base29]

@jeanpaulsio ... I was having the same issue ... I tried your suggestion and it worked ... Thanks

[r281GQ]

Hey guys! I am having the same issue. Even stranger, @jeanpaulsio your solution worked in one component in the app whereas it doesn't in on other where the render code is identical expect their parents are different. I can't figure out what is the issue.

[mistryhiren94]

@jeanpaulsio thanks
it works for me

[BryonApps]

Make sure that any parent ScrollViews (or FlatList, etc.) of your GooglePlacesAutocomplete component have the prop keyboardShouldPersistTaps={'always'}set. This resolved the problem for me. Good luck!

[adlondon]

Also having this issue. Setting keyboardShouldPersistTaps="always" in the parent works great if there are no other children, but the problem is that my components parent has a scrollview with other input fields that rely on those taps _not_ persisting. Has anyone found any other solutions?

[willbattel]

@guilhermepontes why was this closed? This is still a problem.

[samuelematias]

the same problem here, + 1, I don't know what I need to do, for a single tap works to select an item of the list. I try with keyboardShouldPersistTaps={"always"} and nothing !