KeyboardAvoidingView works on EXPO but not on APK? - react-native

Question

I bought this Theme which in Expo works flawlessly, but as soon as I build the APK, the Keyboard will cover the whole screen and wont work as supposed.
I'm using expo for testing and it works just fine.
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<NavHeader title={thread.name} {...{navigation}} />
<FlatList
inverted
data={messages}
keyExtractor={message => `${message.date}`}
renderItem={({ item }) => (
<Msg message={item} name={item.me ? name : thread.name} picture={thread.picture} />
)}
/>
<KeyboardAvoidingView behavior={Platform.OS === "ios" ? "padding" : "height"} enabled>
<View style={styles.footer}>
<TextInput
style={styles.input}
placeholder="Write a message"
value={this.state.message}
onChangeText={message => this.setState({ message })}
autoFocus
blurOnSubmit={false}
returnKeyType="send"
onSubmitEditing={this.send}
underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
/>
<TouchableOpacity primary transparent onPress={this.send}>
<Text style={styles.btnText}>Send</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</KeyboardAvoidingView>
</SafeAreaView>
);
And the Styles
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1
},
footer: {
borderColor: Theme.palette.lightGray,
borderTopWidth: 1,
paddingLeft: Theme.spacing.small,
paddingRight: Theme.spacing.small,
flexDirection: "row",
alignItems: "center"
},
input: {
height: Theme.typography.regular.lineHeight + (Theme.spacing.base * 2),
flex: 1
},
btnText: {
color: Theme.palette.primary
}
});
I have tried the following plugin
using the enableOnAndroid prop
https://github.com/APSL/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view
with no success.
I have posted here:
https://github.com/APSL/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view/issues/305
and here:
https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/2172

Answer 1

Unfortunately this is a known issue
https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/2172

Answer 2

Depending on the complexity of your screen layout you could add a bottom margin or padding using Keyboard listeners provided by React Native.
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { Keyboard, TextInput } from 'react-native';
class Example extends Component {
componentDidMount () {
this.keyboardDidShowListener = Keyboard.addListener('keyboardDidShow', this._keyboardDidShow);
this.keyboardDidHideListener = Keyboard.addListener('keyboardDidHide', this._keyboardDidHide);
}
componentWillUnmount () {
this.keyboardDidShowListener.remove();
this.keyboardDidHideListener.remove();
}
_keyboardDidShow () {
this.setState({
marginBottom: 400
})
}
_keyboardDidHide () {
this.setState({
marginBottom: 0
})
}
render() {
return (
<TextInput
style={{marginBottom: this.state.marginBottom}}
onSubmitEditing={Keyboard.dismiss}
/>
);
}
}