diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 7c29da625..2a52ee097 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ coverage:
   precision: 2
   round: down
   range: 70...100
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        threshold: 0.5%  # Allowable coverage drop in percentage points
 
 comment:
   behavior: default
   require_changes: false
-  require_base: no
+  require_base: false
diff --git a/src/test-utils/events.ts b/src/test-utils/events.ts
index 914ccf2e7..3f7c6d5d2 100644
--- a/src/test-utils/events.ts
+++ b/src/test-utils/events.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export function createEventLogger() {
   return { events, logEvent };
 }
 
-export function getEventsName(events: EventEntry[]) {
+export function getEventsNames(events: EventEntry[]) {
   return events.map((event) => event.name);
 }
+
+export function lastEventPayload(events: EventEntry[], name: string) {
+  return events.filter((e) => e.name === name).pop()?.payload;
+}
diff --git a/src/user-event/__tests__/clear.test.tsx b/src/user-event/__tests__/clear.test.tsx
index 9b14c0ea2..ff6920b74 100644
--- a/src/user-event/__tests__/clear.test.tsx
+++ b/src/user-event/__tests__/clear.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { TextInput, TextInputProps, View } from 'react-native';
-import { createEventLogger } from '../../test-utils';
+import { createEventLogger, getEventsNames } from '../../test-utils';
 import { render, userEvent, screen } from '../..';
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ describe('clear()', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.clear(textInput);
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'focus',
       'selectionChange',
       'keyPress',
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ describe('clear()', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.clear(textInput);
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'focus',
       'selectionChange',
       'keyPress',
@@ -92,8 +90,7 @@ describe('clear()', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.clear(textInput);
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'focus',
       'selectionChange',
       'keyPress',
@@ -140,8 +137,7 @@ describe('clear()', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.clear(textInput);
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'focus',
       'selectionChange',
       'keyPress',
@@ -170,8 +166,7 @@ describe('clear()', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.clear(screen.getByTestId('input'));
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual(['changeText', 'endEditing']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['changeText', 'endEditing']);
 
     expect(events).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
diff --git a/src/user-event/clear.ts b/src/user-event/clear.ts
index b230fb782..207230e99 100644
--- a/src/user-event/clear.ts
+++ b/src/user-event/clear.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@ export async function clear(this: UserEventInstance, element: ReactTestInstance)
   };
   dispatchEvent(element, 'selectionChange', EventBuilder.TextInput.selectionChange(selectionRange));
 
-  // 3. Press backspace
+  // 3. Press backspace with selected text
   const finalText = '';
-  await emitTypingEvents(this.config, element, 'Backspace', finalText, previousText);
+  await emitTypingEvents(element, {
+    config: this.config,
+    key: 'Backspace',
+    text: finalText,
+    previousText,
+  });
 
   // 4. Exit element
   await wait(this.config);
diff --git a/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.real-timers.test.tsx b/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.real-timers.test.tsx
index e0cca3346..18f3476b4 100644
--- a/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.real-timers.test.tsx
+++ b/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.real-timers.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   TouchableOpacity,
   View,
 } from 'react-native';
-import { createEventLogger, getEventsName } from '../../../test-utils';
+import { createEventLogger, getEventsNames } from '../../../test-utils';
 import { render, screen } from '../../..';
 import { userEvent } from '../..';
 import * as WarnAboutRealTimers from '../../utils/warn-about-real-timers';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with real timers', () => {
     );
     await user.press(screen.getByTestId('pressable'));
 
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('does not trigger event when pressable is disabled', async () => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with real timers', () => {
     );
     await user.press(screen.getByTestId('pressable'));
 
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('crawls up in the tree to find an element that responds to touch events', async () => {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with real timers', () => {
     );
     await userEvent.press(screen.getByText('press me'));
 
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('does not trigger on disabled Text', async () => {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with real timers', () => {
     );
     await userEvent.press(screen.getByPlaceholderText('email'));
 
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('does not call onPressIn and onPressOut on non editable TetInput', async () => {
diff --git a/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.test.tsx b/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.test.tsx
index 5b2c95e53..c4ff8be74 100644
--- a/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.test.tsx
+++ b/src/user-event/press/__tests__/press.test.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   View,
   Button,
 } from 'react-native';
-import { createEventLogger, getEventsName } from '../../../test-utils';
+import { createEventLogger, getEventsNames } from '../../../test-utils';
 import { render, screen } from '../../..';
 import { userEvent } from '../..';
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with fake timers', () => {
     );
     await user.press(screen.getByTestId('pressable'));
 
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('crawls up in the tree to find an element that responds to touch events', async () => {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with fake timers', () => {
     );
 
     await userEvent.press(screen.getByText('press me'));
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'press', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('press works on Button', async () => {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with fake timers', () => {
     render(<Button title="press me" onPress={logEvent('press')} />);
 
     await userEvent.press(screen.getByText('press me'));
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['press']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['press']);
   });
 
   test('longPress works Text', async () => {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with fake timers', () => {
     );
 
     await userEvent.longPress(screen.getByText('press me'));
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'longPress', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'longPress', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('does not trigger on disabled Text', async () => {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with fake timers', () => {
     );
 
     await userEvent.press(screen.getByPlaceholderText('email'));
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('longPress works on TextInput', async () => {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe('userEvent.press with fake timers', () => {
     );
 
     await userEvent.longPress(screen.getByPlaceholderText('email'));
-    expect(getEventsName(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'pressOut']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual(['pressIn', 'pressOut']);
   });
 
   test('does not call onPressIn and onPressOut on non editable TextInput', async () => {
diff --git a/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type-managed.test.tsx b/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type-managed.test.tsx
index 30135edf5..d6494fe03 100644
--- a/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type-managed.test.tsx
+++ b/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type-managed.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { TextInput } from 'react-native';
-import { createEventLogger } from '../../../test-utils';
+import { createEventLogger, getEventsNames } from '../../../test-utils';
 import { render, screen } from '../../..';
 import { userEvent } from '../..';
 
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ describe('type() for managed TextInput', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'Wow');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -90,8 +89,7 @@ describe('type() for managed TextInput', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'ABC');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
diff --git a/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type.test.tsx b/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type.test.tsx
index 4918e3f2a..896e291bf 100644
--- a/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type.test.tsx
+++ b/src/user-event/type/__tests__/type.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { TextInput, TextInputProps, View } from 'react-native';
-import { createEventLogger } from '../../../test-utils';
+import { createEventLogger, getEventsNames, lastEventPayload } from '../../../test-utils';
 import { render, screen } from '../../..';
 import { userEvent } from '../..';
 
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ function renderTextInputWithToolkit(props: TextInputProps = {}) {
   );
 
   return {
-    ...screen,
     events,
   };
 }
@@ -39,13 +38,12 @@ function renderTextInputWithToolkit(props: TextInputProps = {}) {
 describe('type()', () => {
   it('supports basic case', async () => {
     jest.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockImplementation(() => 100100100100);
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -70,13 +68,12 @@ describe('type()', () => {
 
   it.each(['modern', 'legacy'])('works with %s fake timers', async (type) => {
     jest.useFakeTimers({ legacyFakeTimers: type === 'legacy' });
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -98,15 +95,14 @@ describe('type()', () => {
   });
 
   it('supports defaultValue prop', async () => {
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
       defaultValue: 'xxx',
     });
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), 'ab');
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'ab');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -126,27 +122,25 @@ describe('type()', () => {
   });
 
   it('does respect editable prop', async () => {
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
       editable: false,
     });
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), 'ab');
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'ab');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   it('supports backspace', async () => {
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
       defaultValue: 'xxx',
     });
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), '{Backspace}a');
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), '{Backspace}a');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -166,15 +160,14 @@ describe('type()', () => {
   });
 
   it('supports multiline', async () => {
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({
       multiline: true,
     });
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), '{Enter}\n');
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), '{Enter}\n');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -198,14 +191,14 @@ describe('type()', () => {
   });
 
   test('skips press events when `skipPress: true`', async () => {
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), 'a', {
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'a', {
       skipPress: true,
     });
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
+    const eventNames = getEventsNames(events);
     expect(eventNames).not.toContainEqual('pressIn');
     expect(eventNames).not.toContainEqual('pressOut');
     expect(eventNames).toEqual([
@@ -217,18 +210,21 @@ describe('type()', () => {
       'endEditing',
       'blur',
     ]);
+
+    expect(lastEventPayload(events, 'endEditing')).toMatchObject({
+      nativeEvent: { text: 'a', target: 0 },
+    });
   });
 
   it('triggers submit event with `submitEditing: true`', async () => {
-    const { events, ...queries } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit();
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.type(queries.getByTestId('input'), 'a', {
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'a', {
       submitEditing: true,
     });
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual([
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
       'pressIn',
       'focus',
       'pressOut',
@@ -241,8 +237,7 @@ describe('type()', () => {
       'blur',
     ]);
 
-    expect(events[7].name).toBe('submitEditing');
-    expect(events[7].payload).toMatchObject({
+    expect(lastEventPayload(events, 'submitEditing')).toMatchObject({
       nativeEvent: { text: 'a', target: 0 },
       currentTarget: {},
       target: {},
@@ -262,8 +257,12 @@ describe('type()', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((e) => e.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual(['changeText', 'changeText', 'changeText', 'endEditing']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
+      'changeText',
+      'changeText',
+      'changeText',
+      'endEditing',
+    ]);
 
     expect(events).toMatchSnapshot('input: "abc"');
   });
@@ -318,8 +317,13 @@ describe('type()', () => {
 
     await userEvent.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
 
-    const eventNames = events.map((event) => event.name);
-    expect(eventNames).toEqual(['focus', 'changeText', 'changeText', 'changeText', 'blur']);
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
+      'focus',
+      'changeText',
+      'changeText',
+      'changeText',
+      'blur',
+    ]);
   });
 
   // See: https://github.com/callstack/react-native-testing-library/issues/1588
@@ -338,4 +342,37 @@ describe('type()', () => {
     await userEvent.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'abc');
     expect(handleKeyPress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
   });
+
+  it('respects the "maxLength" prop', async () => {
+    const { events } = renderTextInputWithToolkit({ maxLength: 2 });
+
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    await user.type(screen.getByTestId('input'), 'abcd');
+
+    expect(getEventsNames(events)).toEqual([
+      'pressIn',
+      'focus',
+      'pressOut',
+      'keyPress', // a
+      'change',
+      'changeText',
+      'selectionChange',
+      'keyPress', // b
+      'change',
+      'changeText',
+      'selectionChange',
+      'keyPress', // c
+      'keyPress', // d
+      'endEditing',
+      'blur',
+    ]);
+
+    expect(lastEventPayload(events, 'changeText')).toBe('ab');
+    expect(lastEventPayload(events, 'endEditing')).toMatchObject({
+      nativeEvent: {
+        target: 0,
+        text: 'ab',
+      },
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/user-event/type/type.ts b/src/user-event/type/type.ts
index f1117b094..50131539e 100644
--- a/src/user-event/type/type.ts
+++ b/src/user-event/type/type.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,17 @@ export async function type(
   let currentText = element.props.value ?? element.props.defaultValue ?? '';
   for (const key of keys) {
     const previousText = element.props.value ?? currentText;
-    currentText = applyKey(previousText, key);
-
-    await emitTypingEvents(this.config, element, key, currentText, previousText);
+    const proposedText = applyKey(previousText, key);
+    const isAccepted = isTextChangeAccepted(element, proposedText);
+    currentText = isAccepted ? proposedText : previousText;
+
+    await emitTypingEvents(element, {
+      config: this.config,
+      key,
+      text: currentText,
+      previousText,
+      isAccepted,
+    });
   }
 
   const finalText = element.props.value ?? currentText;
@@ -64,41 +72,49 @@ export async function type(
   dispatchEvent(element, 'blur', EventBuilder.Common.blur());
 }
 
+type EmitTypingEventsContext = {
+  config: UserEventConfig;
+  key: string;
+  text: string;
+  previousText: string;
+  isAccepted?: boolean;
+};
+
 export async function emitTypingEvents(
-  config: UserEventConfig,
   element: ReactTestInstance,
-  key: string,
-  currentText: string,
-  previousText: string,
+  { config, key, text, previousText, isAccepted }: EmitTypingEventsContext,
 ) {
   const isMultiline = element.props.multiline === true;
 
   await wait(config);
   dispatchEvent(element, 'keyPress', EventBuilder.TextInput.keyPress(key));
 
+  // Platform difference (based on experiments):
+  // - iOS and RN Web: TextInput emits only `keyPress` event when max length has been reached
+  // - Android: TextInputs does not emit any events
+  if (isAccepted === false) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // According to the docs only multiline TextInput emits textInput event
   // @see: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/42a2898617da1d7a98ef574a5b9e500681c8f738/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.d.ts#L754
   if (isMultiline) {
-    dispatchEvent(
-      element,
-      'textInput',
-      EventBuilder.TextInput.textInput(currentText, previousText),
-    );
+    dispatchEvent(element, 'textInput', EventBuilder.TextInput.textInput(text, previousText));
   }
 
-  dispatchEvent(element, 'change', EventBuilder.TextInput.change(currentText));
-  dispatchEvent(element, 'changeText', currentText);
+  dispatchEvent(element, 'change', EventBuilder.TextInput.change(text));
+  dispatchEvent(element, 'changeText', text);
 
   const selectionRange = {
-    start: currentText.length,
-    end: currentText.length,
+    start: text.length,
+    end: text.length,
   };
   dispatchEvent(element, 'selectionChange', EventBuilder.TextInput.selectionChange(selectionRange));
 
   // According to the docs only multiline TextInput emits contentSizeChange event
   // @see: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#oncontentsizechange
   if (isMultiline) {
-    const contentSize = getTextContentSize(currentText);
+    const contentSize = getTextContentSize(text);
     dispatchEvent(
       element,
       'contentSizeChange',
@@ -118,3 +134,8 @@ function applyKey(text: string, key: string) {
 
   return text + key;
 }
+
+function isTextChangeAccepted(element: ReactTestInstance, text: string) {
+  const maxLength = element.props.maxLength;
+  return maxLength === undefined || text.length <= maxLength;
+}