Keyboard does not show in headless mode

[arcln]

What happened?

The iOS keyboard does not show when running with --headless. Same tests without --headless shows the keyboard.

The text input is actually focused, and typing into it works, but the keyboard is hidden, just like when using CMD-K in Simulator.app.

I took a screenshot to verify this. I run the tests on my computer (mac m1 monterey).

What I've tried without success :

• Making sure hardware keyboard is disconnected before exiting Simulator.app
• Running on a new simulator (i.e. that wasn't installed, so no config for this device exists)
• Tweaking ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphonesimulator.plist (doesn't do anything)
• Restarting my computer (yes, really)
• Reading and re-reading Headless hardware keyboard default not working #1393

What was the expected behaviour?

I expected the keyboard to show up when using typeText in --headless mode on iOS.

Was it tested on latest Detox?

• I have tested this issue on the latest Detox release and it still reproduces.

Did your test throw out a timeout?

• I have followed the instructions under Identifying which synchronization mechanism causes us to wait too much.

Help us reproduce this issue!

Type text into a text input on iOS, run with --headless, take a screenshot, notice the keyboard is not there.

In what environment did this happen?

Detox version: 20.5.0
React Native version: 0.71.4
Has Fabric (React Native's new rendering system) enabled: (yes/no) no
Node version: v16.13.0
Device model: mac m1 monterey / iphone 14 pro max simulator
iOS version: 16.2
macOS version: 12.6
Xcode version: 14.2
Test-runner (select one): jest

Detox logs

Detox logs

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Device logs

Device logs

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More data, please!

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[asafkorem]

Hi @arcln, interesting case. I believe it's the default behaviour of the Simulator app. It's possible that the iOS keyboard is not available because the Simulator app runs without user interface (headless mode).

Making sure hardware keyboard is disconnected before exiting Simulator.app

If I understand this correctly, you tried to uncheck the "Connect Hardware Keyboard" option, right?

[arcln]

Yes, the "Connect Hardware Keyboard" option is not checked.
Is Detox using Simulator.app to run tests? I thought it use some lower-level API.

Are you saying this issue is not related to detox but to the iOS simulator itself?

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