[Android] Content jump in multiline TextInput when adding/removing line of text due to delayed layout update happening after content update

[tomekzaw]

Description

When adding a new line of text in multiline TextInput component (e.g. after pressing Enter), there's a slight delay between updating the content of the text and updating the height of the component (i.e. layout) on Android with New Architecture enabled.

This causes a content jump (to the top and back to the bottom) visible for one or more frames.

Before adding newline (correct):

After pressing "Enter" (incorrect frame):

After one or more frames (correct):

Video recording:

Screen.Recording.2024-10-03.at.16.39.54.mov

Note that there's also an issue with measuring the height of the last line of the text if it's empty but it's already fixed by @j-piasecki in #42331 as well as by @NickGerleman in #46613 but the issue with content jump still persists.

Steps to reproduce

import {StyleSheet, View, TextInput} from 'react-native';

import React from 'react';

export default function App() {
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <TextInput multiline style={styles.input} />
    </View>
  );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  input: {
    fontSize: 20,
    borderWidth: 1,
    borderColor: 'black',
    width: 300,
    marginTop: 100,
    padding: 0,
  },
});

React Native Version

0.76.0-rc.3

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

Output of npx react-native info

System:
  OS: macOS 15.0
  CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
  Memory: 99.83 MB / 18.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.19.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 3.6.4
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.2.3
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.09.23.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.14.3
    path: /Users/tomekzaw/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.0
      - iOS 18.0
      - macOS 15.0
      - tvOS 18.0
      - visionOS 2.0
      - watchOS 11.0
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "30"
      - "31"
      - "33"
      - "34"
      - "35"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.2
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.1 AI-241.18034.62.2412.12266719
  Xcode:
    version: 16.0/16A242d
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.12
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.8
    path: /Users/tomekzaw/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 15.0.0-alpha.2
    wanted: 15.0.0-alpha.2
  react:
    installed: 18.3.1
    wanted: 18.3.1
  react-native:
    installed: 0.76.0-rc.3
    wanted: 0.76.0-rc.3
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

No crash or failure

Reproducer

https://github.com/tomekzaw/repro-new-arch-android-textinput

Screenshots and Videos

Screen.Recording.2024-10-03.at.16.39.54.mov