Is there any way to focus the header search bar on tab press?

[mozzius]

Hello!

I have a header search bar, and I want to focus it when you press the tab bar (like how Spotify and many other apps do it)

If it was a normal component with a ref I would basically do this:

useTabPress(() => ref.current?.focus()

But you can't get a ref on the search bar, so that doesn't work.

Are there any other options? How do other people do it?