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selectOnFocus does not work with autoFocus #43413

@AlexShukel

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@AlexShukel

Description

When using selectOnFocus with autoFocus, text is not being selected automatically on first mount.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Expo Snack link - https://snack.expo.dev/@alexshukel/selectonfocus-bug
  2. Text in TextInput is not selected automatically on mount

React Native Version

0.73.6

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx react-native info

System:
  OS: Windows 11 10.0.22631
  CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10850H CPU @ 2.70GHz
  Memory: 13.95 GB / 31.61 GB
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 20.11.0
    path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.21
    path: ~\AppData\Local\pnpm\yarn.CMD
  npm:
    version: 10.2.4
    path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Watchman:
    version: 20231008.002904.0
    path: C:\soft\watchman-v2023.10.09.00-windows\bin\watchman.EXE
SDKs:
  Android SDK: Not Found
  Windows SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: Not Found
  Visual Studio:
    - 17.8.34330.188 (Visual Studio Community 2022)
Languages:
  Java: javac 11
  Ruby: Not Found
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.6
    wanted: 0.73.6
  react-native-windows: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found

Stacktrace or Logs

Not seeing selected text in the input.

Reproducer

https://snack.expo.dev/@alexshukel/selectonfocus-bug

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