From 37e06aa157408f656eda7f366175abe00f108a4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oleksii Bulenok <oleksii.bulenok@swmansion.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:57:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix TextInput resizes on Android when the first chat is typed

---
 src/components/forms/TextField.tsx | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx b/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx
index 6e3c71bbc8..2512403ec3 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/TextField.tsx
@@ -267,7 +267,16 @@ export function createInput(Component: typeof TextInput) {
             ctx.onBlur()
             onBlur?.(e)
           }}
-          placeholder={placeholder === null ? undefined : placeholder || label}
+          /*
+           * Android sizes an empty input from the font's bounding box instead
+           * of `lineHeight`, so a field with no placeholder shrinks on the
+           * first keystroke.
+           */
+          placeholder={
+            placeholder === null
+              ? platform({android: ' '})
+              : placeholder || label
+          }
           placeholderTextColor={t.palette.contrast_500}
           keyboardAppearance={t.name === 'light' ? 'light' : 'dark'}
           style={flattened}