Drop the controlled-input warning and adopt controlled inputs

`TextField.Input`'s `value` prop carried a `@deprecated` tag steering
everyone toward `defaultValue`. That was an old-architecture performance
concern; we're on the New Architecture now, so the warning is gone and
CLAUDE.md says controlled inputs are the default choice.

Audited the uncontrolled inputs that warning produced. The interesting
ones were carrying workarounds to paper over the fact that the input and
the state describing it could drift apart:

- Advanced search: `ClearableInput` kept its own `showClear` state and
  cleared itself through a ref, and `FilterBlock` remounted it (and the
  already-controlled `AutocompleteInput`) with `key={filter.field}` to
  reseed it. All three are gone.
- Group chat: `EditNamePrompt` took an `inputKey` that
  `ConversationSettings` bumped on every open to remount the input,
  because the native bottom sheet keeps children mounted across opens.
- Follow dialog and GIF picker: both cleared their search field through
  a ref alongside the state update. The GIF picker's field had no
  `value` at all, so its clear button was driven by a separate prop.
- Login and signup: both mirrored every field into a ref so submit could
  read it, keeping two copies of the same string. Signup's
  `prevEmailValueRef` stays - it tracks the last email we warned about,
  not the input.
- The email dialog froze its field by dropping `onChangeText` after a
  successful update, which stopped recording edits but didn't stop them
  being typed. Now it's `editable={false}`.

The rest were plain `defaultValue` + `setState` pairs where the state
was already the source of truth for validation, character counters and
dirty checks: profile and list editing, both alt text dialogs, appeal
reason, handle change, app password name.

Also fixed `OTPInput`, which was controlled but cleared itself through
`clear()` on tap - the digit row renders from `value`, so the code
appeared to survive a clear that had already emptied the input.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016imsvP5dtEKBr6hCy1X62K

CLAUDE.md

@@ -288,8 +288,11 @@ existing usages across the app for a canonical example.
 ### TextField
 
 Compound component at `#/components/forms/TextField` (`TextField.LabelText`,
-`TextField.Root`, `TextField.Icon`, `TextField.Input`). Prefer `defaultValue` over
+`TextField.Root`, `TextField.Icon`, `TextField.Input`). Controlled inputs
-`value` (see Footguns).
+(`value` + `onChangeText`) are fine and are usually what you want - the old
+advice to reach for `defaultValue` was a New Architecture migration concern and
+no longer applies. Reach for `defaultValue` only when nothing outside the input
+needs to read the text.
 
 ### Typography
 
@@ -507,24 +510,6 @@ This applies to:
 
 The Menu component on iOS specifically uses this pattern – see `src/components/Menu/index.tsx:151`.
 
-### Controlled vs Uncontrolled Inputs
-
-Prefer `defaultValue` over `value` for TextInput on the old architecture:
-
-```tsx
-// Preferred - uncontrolled
-<TextField.Input
-  defaultValue={initialEmail}
-  onChangeText={setEmail}
-/>
-
-// Avoid when possible - controlled (can cause performance issues)
-<TextField.Input
-  value={email}
-  onChangeText={setEmail}
-/>
-```
-
 ### Platform-Specific Behavior
 
 Some components behave differently across platforms:

src/components/ProgressGuide/FollowDialog.tsx

@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ function DialogInner({guide}: {guide?: Follow10ProgressGuide}) {
   const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState(lastSearchText)
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const listRef = useRef<ListMethods>(null)
-  const inputRef = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>(null)
   const [headerHeight, setHeaderHeight] = useState(0)
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
 
@@ -305,7 +304,6 @@ function DialogInner({guide}: {guide?: Follow10ProgressGuide}) {
   const onSelectTab = useCallback(
     (interest: string) => {
       setSelectedInterest(interest)
-      inputRef.current?.clear()
       setSearchText('')
       listRef.current?.scrollToOffset({
         offset: 0,
@@ -318,7 +316,6 @@ function DialogInner({guide}: {guide?: Follow10ProgressGuide}) {
   const listHeader = (
     <Header
       guide={guide}
-      inputRef={inputRef}
       listRef={listRef}
       searchText={searchText}
       onSelectTab={onSelectTab}
@@ -357,7 +354,6 @@ function DialogInner({guide}: {guide?: Follow10ProgressGuide}) {
 
 let Header = ({
   guide,
-  inputRef,
   listRef,
   searchText,
   onSelectTab,
@@ -368,7 +364,6 @@ let Header = ({
   interestsDisplayNames,
 }: {
   guide?: Follow10ProgressGuide
-  inputRef: React.RefObject<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput> | null>
   listRef: React.RefObject<ListMethods | null>
   onSelectTab: (v: string) => void
   searchText: string
@@ -396,8 +391,7 @@ let Header = ({
 
       <View style={[web(a.pt_xs), a.pb_xs]}>
         <SearchInput
-          inputRef={inputRef}
+          value={searchText}
-          defaultValue={searchText}
           onChangeText={text => {
             setSearchText(text)
             listRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset: 0, animated: false})
@@ -668,13 +662,11 @@ function CardOuter({
 function SearchInput({
   onChangeText,
   onEscape,
-  inputRef,
+  value,
-  defaultValue,
 }: {
   onChangeText: (text: string) => void
   onEscape: () => void
-  inputRef: React.RefObject<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput> | null>
+  value: string
-  defaultValue: string
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
@@ -698,9 +690,8 @@ function SearchInput({
         fill={interacted ? t.palette.primary_500 : t.palette.contrast_300}
       />
       <TextInput
-        ref={inputRef}
         placeholder={l`Search by name or interest`}
-        defaultValue={defaultValue}
+        value={value}
         onChangeText={onChangeText}
         onFocus={onFocus}
         onBlur={onBlur}

src/components/contacts/components/OTPInput.tsx

@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ export function OTPInput({
       style={[a.w_full, a.relative]}
       onPress={() => {
         innerRef.current?.focus()
-        innerRef.current?.clear()
+        /*
+         * Clear through state, not the input's imperative `clear()`: the digit
+         * row above renders from `value`, so a native-only clear would leave
+         * stale digits on screen.
+         */
+        onChange('')
       }}>
       <View style={[a.w_full, a.flex_row, a.gap_sm]}>
         {[...value.padEnd(numberOfDigits, ' ')].map((digit, index) => {

src/components/dialogs/EmailDialog/screens/Update.tsx

@@ -218,12 +218,9 @@ export function Update(_props: ScreenProps<ScreenID.Update>) {
             <TextField.Input
               label={l`New email address`}
               placeholder={l`alice@example.com`}
-              defaultValue={state.email}
+              value={state.email}
-              onChangeText={
+              editable={state.mutationStatus !== 'success'}
-                state.mutationStatus === 'success'
+              onChangeText={handleEmailChange}
-                  ? undefined
-                  : handleEmailChange
-              }
               keyboardType="email-address"
               autoComplete="email"
               autoCapitalize="none"

src/components/dialogs/lists/CreateOrEditListDialog.tsx

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function DialogInner({
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <TextField.Root isInvalid={displayNameTooLong || displayNameTooShort}>
             <Dialog.Input
-              defaultValue={displayName}
+              value={displayName}
               onChangeText={onChangeDisplayName}
               label={_(msg`Name`)}
               placeholder={displayNamePlaceholder}
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ function DialogInner({
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <TextField.Root isInvalid={descriptionTooLong}>
             <Dialog.Input
-              defaultValue={descriptionRt.text}
+              value={descriptionRt.text}
               onChangeText={onChangeDescription}
               multiline
               label={_(msg`Description`)}

src/components/forms/TextField.tsx

@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@ export type InputProps = Omit<
   'value' | 'onChangeText' | 'placeholder'
 > & {
   label: string
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Controlled inputs are *strongly* discouraged. Use `defaultValue` instead where possible.
-   *
-   * See https://github.com/facebook/react-native-website/pull/4247
-   *
-   * Note: This guidance no longer applies once we migrate to the New Architecture!
-   */
   value?: string
   onChangeText?: (value: string) => void
   isInvalid?: boolean

src/features/gifPicker/GifPickerDialog.tsx

@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ function GifPickerBody({
   }, [effectiveSearch, isRecentsActive])
 
   const onClearSearch = () => {
-    textInputRef.current?.clear()
     setRawSearch('')
     setActiveCategory('trending')
     textInputRef.current?.focus()
@@ -148,9 +147,9 @@ function GifPickerBody({
     <>
       <GifPickerHeader
         inputRef={textInputRef}
+        value={rawSearch}
         onChangeText={onChangeSearch}
         onClear={onClearSearch}
-        canClear={rawSearch.length > 0}
         onEscape={() => control.close()}
       />
       {showPills && (

src/features/gifPicker/components/GifPickerHeader.tsx

@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as X} from '#/components/icons/Times'
 
 export function GifPickerHeader({
   inputRef,
+  value,
   onChangeText,
   onClear,
   onEscape,
-  canClear,
 }: {
   inputRef: Ref<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>
+  value: string
   onChangeText: (text: string) => void
   onClear: () => void
   onEscape: () => void
-  canClear: boolean
 }) {
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function GifPickerHeader({
             comment:
               'Placeholder text inside the GIF search input. KLIPY is the third-party GIF provider; keep the brand name as-is.',
           })}
+          value={value}
           onChangeText={onChangeText}
           returnKeyType="search"
           inputRef={inputRef}
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export function GifPickerHeader({
             }
           }}
         />
-        {canClear && (
+        {value.length > 0 && (
           <Button
             size="tiny"
             color="secondary"

src/screens/Login/LoginForm.tsx

@@ -73,15 +73,13 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
   >('none')
   const [isAuthFactorTokenNeeded, setIsAuthFactorTokenNeeded] = useState(false)
   const [showResolveError, setShowResolveError] = useState(false)
-  const identifierValueRef = useRef(initialHandle || '')
-  const passwordValueRef = useRef('')
   const [identifier, setIdentifier] = useState(initialHandle || '')
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
   const [identifierFocused, setIdentifierFocused] = useState(false)
   const [authFactorToken, setAuthFactorToken] = useState('')
   const identifierRef = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>(null)
   const passwordRef = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>(null)
   const hasFocusedOnce = useRef(false)
-  const [hasPassword, setHasPassword] = useState(false)
   const [revealPassword, setRevealPassword] = useState(false)
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const {login} = useSessionApi()
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
    * transitions away) and clears it on any failure.
    */
   const attemptLogin = async (service: string, fullIdent: string) => {
-    const password = passwordValueRef.current
     setIsProcessing(true)
 
     try {
@@ -184,10 +181,9 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
     setErrorField('none')
     setShowResolveError(false)
 
-    const identifier = identifierValueRef.current.toLowerCase().trim()
+    const normalizedIdentifier = identifier.toLowerCase().trim()
-    const password = passwordValueRef.current
 
-    if (!identifier) {
+    if (!normalizedIdentifier) {
       setError(l`Please enter your username`)
       setErrorField('identifier')
       return
@@ -202,11 +198,11 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
     setIsProcessing(true)
 
     // try to guess the handle if the user just gave their own username
-    let fullIdent = identifier
+    let fullIdent = normalizedIdentifier
     if (
-      !identifier.includes('@') && // not an email
+      !normalizedIdentifier.includes('@') && // not an email
-      !identifier.includes('.') && // not a domain
+      !normalizedIdentifier.includes('.') && // not a domain
-      !identifier.startsWith('did:') && // not a DID
+      !normalizedIdentifier.startsWith('did:') && // not a DID
       serviceDescription &&
       serviceDescription.availableUserDomains.length > 0
     ) {
@@ -218,7 +214,7 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
       }
       if (!matched) {
         fullIdent = createFullHandle(
-          identifier,
+          normalizedIdentifier,
           serviceDescription.availableUserDomains[0],
         )
       }
@@ -235,7 +231,8 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
     let service: string
     let did: string | null
     try {
-      ;({service, did} = await hostingProvider.resolveService(identifier))
+      ;({service, did} =
+        await hostingProvider.resolveService(normalizedIdentifier))
     } catch (err) {
       logger.debug('Failed to resolve hosting provider', {error: String(err)})
       setIsProcessing(false)
@@ -321,9 +318,8 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
             autoComplete="username"
             returnKeyType="next"
             textContentType="username"
-            defaultValue={initialHandle || ''}
+            value={identifier}
             onChangeText={v => {
-              identifierValueRef.current = v
               setIdentifier(v)
               if (errorField) setErrorField('none')
               if (showResolveError) setShowResolveError(false)
@@ -379,10 +375,10 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
             returnKeyType="done"
             enablesReturnKeyAutomatically={true}
             secureTextEntry={!revealPassword}
+            value={password}
             onChangeText={v => {
-              passwordValueRef.current = v
+              setPassword(v)
               if (errorField) setErrorField('none')
-              setHasPassword(!!v)
             }}
             onSubmitEditing={() => void onPressNext()}
             blurOnSubmit={false} // HACK: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/21911#issuecomment-558343069 Keyboard blur behavior is now handled in onSubmitEditing
@@ -412,7 +408,7 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
           />
           <RevealPasswordButton
             active={revealPassword}
-            hasPassword={hasPassword}
+            hasPassword={!!password}
             onPress={() => setRevealPassword(r => !r)}
           />
         </TextField.Root>
@@ -447,7 +443,7 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
               autoComplete="one-time-code"
               returnKeyType="done"
               blurOnSubmit={false} // prevents flickering due to onSubmitEditing going to next field
-              value={authFactorToken} // controlled input due to uncontrolled input not receiving pasted values properly
+              value={authFactorToken}
               onChangeText={text => {
                 setAuthFactorToken(text)
                 if (errorField) setErrorField('none')

src/screens/Messages/ConversationSettings/index.tsx

@@ -339,11 +339,9 @@ function SettingsHeader({
 
   const groupName = convo.details.name
   const [newGroupName, setNewGroupName] = useState(groupName)
-  const [editNameInputKey, setEditNameInputKey] = useState(0)
 
   const openEditNamePrompt = () => {
     setNewGroupName(groupName)
-    setEditNameInputKey(k => k + 1)
     editNamePrompt.open()
   }
 
@@ -591,7 +589,6 @@ function SettingsHeader({
       <EditNamePrompt
         control={editNamePrompt}
         value={newGroupName}
-        inputKey={editNameInputKey}
         onChangeText={setNewGroupName}
         onConfirm={() => editGroupName({name: newGroupName})}
       />

src/screens/Messages/ConversationSettings/prompts.tsx

@@ -12,18 +12,11 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 export function EditNamePrompt({
   control,
   value,
-  inputKey,
   onChangeText,
   onConfirm,
 }: {
   control: Dialog.DialogOuterProps['control']
   value: string
-  /**
-   * Bump this whenever the prompt is opened to remount the (uncontrolled)
-   * input and reseed it from `value`. Required because the native bottom sheet
-   * keeps its children mounted across opens.
-   */
-  inputKey: number
   onChangeText: (value: string) => void
   onConfirm: () => void
 }) {
@@ -45,10 +38,9 @@ export function EditNamePrompt({
           <View style={[a.my_sm]}>
             <TextField.Root isInvalid={nameTooLong}>
               <TextField.Input
-                key={inputKey}
                 label={l`Edit group name`}
                 placeholder={l`Group name`}
-                defaultValue={value}
+                value={value}
                 onChangeText={onChangeText}
                 returnKeyType="done"
                 autoCapitalize="none"

src/screens/Profile/Header/EditProfileDialog.tsx

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ function DialogInner({
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <TextField.Root isInvalid={displayNameTooLong}>
             <Dialog.Input
-              defaultValue={displayName}
+              value={displayName}
               onChangeText={setDisplayName}
               label={_(msg`Display name`)}
               placeholder={_(msg`e.g. Alice Lastname`)}
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ function DialogInner({
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <TextField.Root isInvalid={descriptionTooLong}>
             <Dialog.Input
-              defaultValue={description}
+              value={description}
               onChangeText={setDescription}
               multiline
               label={_(msg`Description`)}

src/screens/Search/components/AdvancedSearchDialog/ClearableInput.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import {useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import {View} from 'react-native'
-import {type TextInput, View} from 'react-native'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
@@ -9,59 +8,47 @@ import * as TextField from '#/components/forms/TextField'
 import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as XIcon} from '#/components/icons/Times'
 
 /**
- * A text input with a clear (X) button inside it on the right. The input stays
+ * A text input with a clear (X) button inside it on the right.
- * uncontrolled (defaultValue + imperative clear) per the codebase's preference;
- * local state only drives whether the clear button is shown.
  */
 export function ClearableInput({
   label,
-  defaultValue,
+  value,
   placeholder,
   onChangeText,
   onSubmitEditing,
 }: {
   label: string
-  defaultValue: string
+  value: string
   placeholder?: string
   onChangeText: (text: string) => void
   onSubmitEditing?: () => void
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
-  const inputRef = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>(null)
-  const [showClear, setShowClear] = useState(defaultValue.length > 0)
 
   return (
     <View style={[a.relative]}>
       <TextField.Root>
         <Dialog.Input
-          inputRef={inputRef}
           label={label}
-          defaultValue={defaultValue}
+          value={value}
           placeholder={placeholder}
           keyboardAppearance={t.scheme}
           autoCorrect={false}
           autoComplete="off"
           autoCapitalize="none"
           style={[a.pr_2xl]}
-          onChangeText={text => {
+          onChangeText={onChangeText}
-            setShowClear(text.length > 0)
-            onChangeText(text)
-          }}
           onSubmitEditing={onSubmitEditing}
         />
       </TextField.Root>
 
-      {showClear && (
+      {value.length > 0 && (
         <View
           style={[a.absolute, a.justify_center, {top: 0, bottom: 0, right: 8}]}>
           <Button
             label={l`Clear`}
-            onPress={() => {
+            onPress={() => onChangeText('')}
-              inputRef.current?.clear()
-              setShowClear(false)
-              onChangeText('')
-            }}
             size="tiny"
             color="secondary"
             shape="round">

src/screens/Search/components/AdvancedSearchDialog/FilterBlock.tsx

@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ export function FilterBlock({
 
       {HANDLE_FIELDS.has(filter.field) ? (
         <AutocompleteInput
-          /*
-           * Remount on field-type change so the input resets to the cleared
-           * value; mode changes keep the same field and so preserve the text.
-           */
-          key={filter.field}
           label={labels[filter.field].label}
           value={filter.value}
           onChangeText={text => onChange({value: text})}
@@ -166,13 +161,8 @@ export function FilterBlock({
         />
       ) : (
         <ClearableInput
-          /*
-           * The input is uncontrolled (defaultValue), so remount on field-type
-           * change to reset it; mode changes keep the same field and text.
-           */
-          key={filter.field}
           label={labels[filter.field].label}
-          defaultValue={filter.value}
+          value={filter.value}
           onChangeText={text => onChange({value: text})}
           onSubmitEditing={onSubmitEditing}
         />

src/screens/Search/components/AdvancedSearchDialog/index.tsx

@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function DialogInner({
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <ClearableInput
             label={l`Search query`}
-            defaultValue={query}
+            value={query}
             placeholder={l({
               message: 'cats dogs',
               comment:
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ function DialogInner({
             </TextField.LabelText>
             <ClearableInput
               label={l`None of these words`}
-              defaultValue={negatedWords}
+              value={negatedWords}
               placeholder={l({
                 message: 'cows pigs',
                 comment:
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function DialogInner({
             </TextField.LabelText>
             <ClearableInput
               label={l`This exact phrase`}
-              defaultValue={exactPhrase}
+              value={exactPhrase}
               placeholder={l({
                 message: 'what’s up',
                 comment: 'Advanced search: Example of an “exact phrase” search',

src/screens/Settings/components/AddAppPasswordDialog.tsx

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ function CreateDialogInner({passwords}: {passwords: string[]}) {
                   <Dialog.Input
                     label={_(msg`App Password`)}
                     placeholder={autogeneratedName}
+                    value={name}
                     onChangeText={setName}
                     returnKeyType="done"
                     onSubmitEditing={() => createAppPassword()}

src/screens/Settings/components/ChangeHandleDialog.tsx

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function ProvidedHandlePage({
               <TextField.Icon icon={AtIcon} />
               <Dialog.Input
                 editable={!isPending}
-                defaultValue={subdomain}
+                value={subdomain}
                 onChangeText={text => setSubdomain(text)}
                 label={_(msg`New handle`)}
                 placeholder={_(msg`e.g. alice`)}
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ function OwnHandlePage({goToServiceHandle}: {goToServiceHandle: () => void}) {
               label={_(msg`New handle`)}
               placeholder={_(msg`e.g. alice.com`)}
               editable={!isPending}
-              defaultValue={domain}
+              value={domain}
               onChangeText={text => {
                 setDomain(text)
                 resetVerification()

src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx

@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ export function StepInfo({
   const preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate =
     usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate()
 
-  const inviteCodeValueRef = useRef<string>(state.inviteCode)
+  /**
-  const emailValueRef = useRef<string>(state.email)
+   * The last email we ran the "did you really mean this?" check against, so
+   * the warning is only shown once per distinct address.
+   */
   const prevEmailValueRef = useRef<string>(state.email)
-  const passwordValueRef = useRef<string>(state.password)
 
   const emailInputRef = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>(null)
   const passwordInputRef = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof TextInput>>(null)
@@ -111,10 +112,8 @@ export function StepInfo({
   }, [])
 
   const onNextPress = () => {
-    const inviteCode = inviteCodeValueRef.current
+    const {inviteCode, email, password} = state
-    const email = emailValueRef.current
     const emailChanged = prevEmailValueRef.current !== email
-    const password = passwordValueRef.current
 
     if (!isOverRegionMinAccessAge) {
       return
@@ -170,9 +169,6 @@ export function StepInfo({
     }
 
     preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate()
-    dispatch({type: 'setInviteCode', value: inviteCode})
-    dispatch({type: 'setEmail', value: email})
-    dispatch({type: 'setPassword', value: password})
     dispatch({type: 'next'})
     ax.metric('signup:nextPressed', {
       activeStep: state.activeStep,
@@ -207,7 +203,7 @@ export function StepInfo({
                   <TextField.Icon icon={Ticket} />
                   <TextField.Input
                     onChangeText={value => {
-                      inviteCodeValueRef.current = value.trim()
+                      dispatch({type: 'setInviteCode', value: value.trim()})
                       if (
                         state.errorField === 'invite-code' &&
                         value.trim().length > 0
@@ -216,7 +212,7 @@ export function StepInfo({
                       }
                     }}
                     label={l`Required for this provider`}
-                    defaultValue={state.inviteCode}
+                    value={state.inviteCode}
                     autoCapitalize="none"
                     autoComplete="email"
                     keyboardType="email-address"
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ export function StepInfo({
                   testID="emailInput"
                   inputRef={emailInputRef}
                   onChangeText={value => {
-                    emailValueRef.current = value.trim()
+                    dispatch({type: 'setEmail', value: value.trim()})
                     if (hasWarnedEmail) {
                       setHasWarnedEmail(false)
                     }
@@ -252,7 +248,7 @@ export function StepInfo({
                     }
                   }}
                   label={l`Enter your email address`}
-                  defaultValue={state.email}
+                  value={state.email}
                   autoCapitalize="none"
                   autoComplete="email"
                   keyboardType="email-address"
@@ -274,13 +270,13 @@ export function StepInfo({
                   testID="passwordInput"
                   inputRef={passwordInputRef}
                   onChangeText={value => {
-                    passwordValueRef.current = value
+                    dispatch({type: 'setPassword', value})
                     if (state.errorField === 'password' && value.length >= 8) {
                       dispatch({type: 'clearError'})
                     }
                   }}
                   label={l`Choose your password`}
-                  defaultValue={state.password}
+                  value={state.password}
                   secureTextEntry
                   autoComplete="new-password"
                   autoCapitalize="none"

src/screens/Takendown.tsx

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export function Takendown() {
                       }>
                       <TextField.Input
                         label={_(msg`Reason for appeal`)}
-                        defaultValue={reason}
+                        value={reason}
                         onChangeText={setReason}
                         placeholder={_(msg`Why are you appealing?`)}
                         multiline

src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function AltTextInner({
                   label={_(msg`Alt text`)}
                   placeholder={vendorAltText}
                   onChangeText={onChange}
-                  defaultValue={altText}
+                  value={altText}
                   multiline
                   autoFocus
                   onKeyPress={({nativeEvent}) => {

src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const ImageAltTextInner = ({
                 onChangeText={text => {
                   setAltText(text)
                 }}
-                defaultValue={altText}
+                value={altText}
                 multiline
                 autoFocus
               />