Can't handle onKeyEvent in iOS with virtual screen keyboard

[dima-avdeev-jb]

Describe the bug
Modifier.onKeyEvent doesn't works with virtual iOS keyboard. (It works only with physical keyboard in simulator)

Affected platforms

• iOS

Versions

• Kotlin version*: 1.9.22
• Compose Multiplatform version*: 1.5.12, 1.6.0-rc02
• OS version(s)* iOS 17.0 simulator
• OS architecture (x86 or arm64): Arm64

To Reproduce
Use this code:

@Composable
fun App() {
   var keyEventsCounter by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
   Column(
       Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
       verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
   ) {
       Text("onKeyEvent counter: $keyEventsCounter")
       var text by remember { mutableStateOf("type here with onscreen keyboard") }
       OutlinedTextField(
           value = text,
           onValueChange = { text = it },
           modifier = Modifier.onKeyEvent {
               keyEventsCounter++
               false
           }
       )
   }
}

Expected behavior
onKeyEvent should work also with onscreen keyboard

[acmpo6ou]

Android has the same issue, there is no way of making a composable able to receive events from on-screen keyboard. It works with a hardware keyboard, but not with an on-screen one.

[acmpo6ou]

I have investigated the issue for Android further, and wrote an answer on Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/a/78426786/11004423

[okushnikov]

Please check the following ticket on YouTrack for follow-ups to this issue. GitHub issues will be closed in the coming weeks.