diff --git a/src/common/Input.js b/src/common/Input.js
index 345114dc27a..dd9813309a5 100644
--- a/src/common/Input.js
+++ b/src/common/Input.js
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import type { ThemeData } from '../styles';
 import { ThemeContext, HALF_COLOR, BORDER_COLOR } from '../styles';
 
 export type Props = $ReadOnly<{|
-  ...$PropertyType<TextInput, 'props'>,
+  // See point 2 at
+  // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+  // $FlowFixMe
+  ...$PropertyType<typeof TextInput, 'props'>,
   placeholder: LocalizableText,
   onChangeText?: (text: string) => void,
   textInputRef?: React$Ref<typeof TextInput>,
diff --git a/src/common/InputWithClearButton.js b/src/common/InputWithClearButton.js
index 0482cc4bce4..87bdeec86b4 100644
--- a/src/common/InputWithClearButton.js
+++ b/src/common/InputWithClearButton.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default class InputWithClearButton extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     canBeCleared: false,
     text: '',
   };
-  textInputRef = React.createRef<TextInput>();
+  textInputRef = React.createRef<typeof TextInput>();
 
   handleChangeText = (text: string) => {
     this.setState({
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export default class InputWithClearButton extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   handleClear = () => {
     this.handleChangeText('');
     if (this.textInputRef.current) {
+      // See point 2 at
+      // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+      // $FlowFixMe
       this.textInputRef.current.clear();
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/common/SmartUrlInput.js b/src/common/SmartUrlInput.js
index a8aa400253e..67f8461adc5 100644
--- a/src/common/SmartUrlInput.js
+++ b/src/common/SmartUrlInput.js
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ export default class SmartUrlInput extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   state = {
     value: '',
   };
-  textInputRef = React.createRef<TextInput>();
+  textInputRef = React.createRef<typeof TextInput>();
   focusListener: void | NavigationEventSubscription;
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.focusListener = this.props.navigation.addListener('didFocus', () => {
       if (this.textInputRef.current) {
+        // See point 2 at
+        // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+        // $FlowFixMe
         this.textInputRef.current.focus();
       }
     });
@@ -93,9 +96,13 @@ export default class SmartUrlInput extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   urlPress = () => {
     const { textInputRef } = this;
     if (textInputRef.current) {
+      // See point 2 at
+      // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+      // $FlowFixMe
       textInputRef.current.blur();
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (textInputRef.current) {
+          // $FlowFixMe - same as above
           textInputRef.current.focus();
         }
       }, 100);
diff --git a/src/compose/ComposeBox.js b/src/compose/ComposeBox.js
index 2af032043fb..b55867fa23e 100644
--- a/src/compose/ComposeBox.js
+++ b/src/compose/ComposeBox.js
@@ -105,13 +105,16 @@ function randomInt(min, max) {
   return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
 }
 
-export const updateTextInput = (textInput: TextInput | null, text: string): void => {
+export const updateTextInput = (textInput: typeof TextInput | null, text: string): void => {
   if (textInput === null) {
     // Depending on the lifecycle events this function is called from,
     // this might not be set yet.
     return;
   }
 
+  // See point 2 at
+  // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+  // $FlowFixMe
   textInput.setNativeProps({ text });
 
   if (text.length === 0 && TextInputReset) {
@@ -125,8 +128,8 @@ class ComposeBox extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   static contextType = ThemeContext;
   context: ThemeData;
 
-  messageInputRef = React.createRef<TextInput>();
-  topicInputRef = React.createRef<TextInput>();
+  messageInputRef = React.createRef<typeof TextInput>();
+  topicInputRef = React.createRef<typeof TextInput>();
 
   // TODO: Type-check this, once we've adjusted our `react-redux`
   // wrapper to do the right thing. It should be
@@ -337,6 +340,9 @@ class ComposeBox extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     }
     completeEditMessage();
     if (this.messageInputRef.current !== null) {
+      // See point 2 at
+      // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+      // $FlowFixMe
       this.messageInputRef.current.blur();
     }
   };
@@ -351,6 +357,9 @@ class ComposeBox extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       this.setMessageInputValue(message);
       this.setTopicInputValue(topic);
       if (this.messageInputRef.current !== null) {
+        // See point 2 at
+        // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28459#issuecomment-609957836
+        // $FlowFixMe
         this.messageInputRef.current.focus();
       }
     }