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First of all thanks for this detailed issue.

This issue had been investigated thoroughly when it was first reported internally. The surprising detail in this report is that the issue is not reproducible before 1.7. I will look into this.

The main problem with POBox is the fact that it is deprecated. Since 2021 Sony has been shipping new Xperia devices with Gboard pre-installed. Although we are aware that there is still a considerable amount of users still using POBox, the described behavior is caused by POBox's noncompliant behavior with InputConnection and InputMethodManager documentation. However, this is understandable since TextView implementation was also not respecting the behavior that is expected from Editors.

Ultimately we have decided to enforce the documented behavior with specifically regards to when editors should call InputMethodManager.updateSelection. Also, although unconfirmed, there were traces of possible custom code being included in Sony OEM images that changed how InputMethodManager was notified from TextView. If POBox also depended on something like this, it would be impossible for Compose code to replicate the same unknown behavior.

Just to be sure, it is dangerous to replace Compose TextField with Android View EditText as a workaround for this issue.

Compose 1.7 has a bug that causes ANR when the focus is on EditText. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/369354336

Another View-related bug in Compose 1.7 is that an Android View is focused by calling FocusManager.clearFocus(). https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/374031296

Perhaps there is a lack of testing of Compose 1.7 in combination with Android View. There is also a possibility that there are other fatal bugs related to View.

In other words, the only options for apps targeting the Japanese market that require POBox support are to continue using Compose 1.6 or to use EditText in combination with various workarounds.

Project: platform/frameworks/support
Branch: androidx-main
Author: Halil Ozercan <halilibo@google.com>
Link:      https://android-review.googlesource.com/3317256

Fix POBox keyboard issue

Fix POBox keyboard issue 
 
Fix: 373743376 
Fix: 329209241 
Test: NullableInputConnectionWrapperTest 
Change-Id: I94e0e598274fb88b255f977f9fbd50dfbbb1ecb1

Many thanks again for this report. Especially for giving us a huge clue in terms of what could be going wrong. The fix is now merged and I will ask for a cherry-pick into a stable release.

Yes, this fix is planned to be included in a future 1.7.x release.

Thanks for the fix. Sorry to follow up on this. is it possible for you to share specific release version/date for the stable version? We are waiting on this to decide on our direction.

This bug is still present in 1.2.0-alpha06.

We're experiencing this exact crash in production with a stacktrace that does not help us reproduce it locally at all since the stacktrace doesn't mention any of our code at all. But the worst part is that we're explicitly setting the foundation version to 1.1.1, but looking at our transitive dependencies we're pulling the 1.2.0-beta01 which if all the previous testimonies here are to be believed has to be the culprit. As a temp fix we're thinking of depending strictly in gradle on foundation 1.1.1. I am not sure if I am misunderstanding something, but if the case is as I am explaining it, how can we avoid such problems in the future?

This may be interesting to you too https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/232971794#comment3. A repro of the same crash as far as I can tell

It seems that b/232971794 is a duplicate of this issue, so copying the comment here.

I'm also getting this crash in Compose 1.2.0-beta01.

at androidx.compose.foundation.text.TextFieldKeyInput$process$2.invoke(TextFieldKeyInput.java:134)

From this line, we can tell that this happens when a KeyCommand.DELETE_NEXT_CHAR is received, so I came up with the following repro:

import android.view.KeyEvent
import androidx.compose.foundation.text.BasicTextField
import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createComposeRule
import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithTag
import androidx.compose.ui.test.performClick
import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry
import org.junit.Rule
import org.junit.Test
import org.junit.runner.RunWith

@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
class TextFieldTest {

    @get:Rule
    val rule = createComposeRule()

    @Test
    fun textFieldCrash() {
        rule.setContent {
            var text by remember { mutableStateOf("Text") }
            BasicTextField(
                value = text,
                onValueChange = { text = it },
                modifier = Modifier.testTag("TextField")
            )
        }

        rule.onNodeWithTag("TextField").performClick()
        rule.waitForIdle()
        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().sendKeyDownUpSync(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_FORWARD_DEL)
    }
}

Reproduced via adb, since I don't have a keyboard with a forward delete key:

adb shell input keyevent 112

Happens whenever the cursor is at the end of the text, even if there's text in the field.

You can use onPreviewKeyEvent to stop the propagation of events that would lead to a crash.

I've added something like this on app using compose-jb:

import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.KeyEvent
import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.isAltPressed
import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.isCtrlPressed
import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.key
import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue

val osProperty: String = System.getProperty("os.name", "unknown")
val isMac = osProperty.startsWith("mac", ignoreCase = true)

@Composable
fun Modifier.applyTextFieldFixes(value: TextFieldValue): Modifier {
    return onPreviewKeyEvent { event ->
       // Returns true to mark the event as handled and stop its propagation.
        when {
            // Temporary fix for https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/issues/565.
            // To repro, press CTRL/Option+backspace on an empty TextField.
            event.isCtrlBackspace() && value.text.isEmpty() -> true
            // Temporary fix for https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/issues/2023.
            // To repro, simply press the DEL key at the end of the text.
            event.key == Key.Delete && value.isCursorAtTheEnd() -> true
            else -> false
        }
    }
}

private fun KeyEvent.isCtrlBackspace() = key == Key.Backspace && (isCtrlPressed || (isMac && isAltPressed))

private fun TextFieldValue.isCursorAtTheEnd(): Boolean {
    val hasNoSelection = selection.collapsed
    val isCursorAtTheEnd = text.length == selection.end
    return hasNoSelection && isCursorAtTheEnd
}


// Usage

OutlinedTextField(
    modifier = Modifier.applyTextFieldFixes(yourTextFieldValue),
    value = yourTextFieldValue,
  [...]
)

1.2.0-beta02 came out before the fix for this was merged. It should be in the latest RC, if not beta03.

Definitely available from beta03 as per https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/compose-foundation#1.2.0-beta03 (links to this bug)

Are you sure you're on a version which has the fix? Which version is it that crashes for you?

This is still happening as of Compose 1.4.0. Can't reproduce, but I got this happening in production today for a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G.

Still happens all the time in a SelectionContainer hierarchy over a column. Crashes the app. You'd think this bug should have priority.

androidx.compose:compose-bom:2023.08.00

androidx.compose.material3:material3:material3:1.1.1

androidx.compose.compiler:compiler:1.5.1

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: start cannot be negative. [start: -1, end: 6]
	at androidx.compose.ui.text.TextRangeKt.packWithCheck(TextRange.kt:121)
	at androidx.compose.ui.text.TextRangeKt.TextRange(TextRange.kt:37)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionAdjustmentKt.ensureAtLeastOneChar(SelectionAdjustment.kt:462)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionAdjustment$Companion$CharacterWithWordAccelerate$1.adjust-ZXO7KMw(SelectionAdjustment.kt:210)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.MultiWidgetSelectionDelegateKt.getTextSelectionInfo-yM0VcXU(MultiWidgetSelectionDelegate.kt:222)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.MultiWidgetSelectionDelegate.updateSelection-qCDeeow(MultiWidgetSelectionDelegate.kt:94)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionManager.updateSelection-3R_-tFg$foundation_release(SelectionManager.kt:755)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionManager.updateSelection-RHHTvR4$foundation_release(SelectionManager.kt:710)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionManager$handleDragObserver$1.onDrag-k-4lQ0M(SelectionManager.kt:597)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.LongPressTextDragObserverKt$detectDragGesturesWithObserver$5.invoke-Uv8p0NA(LongPressTextDragObserver.kt:118)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.text.LongPressTextDragObserverKt$detectDragGesturesWithObserver$5.invoke(LongPressTextDragObserver.kt:115)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.DragGestureDetectorKt$detectDragGestures$5$2.invoke(DragGestureDetector.kt:194)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.DragGestureDetectorKt$detectDragGestures$5$2.invoke(DragGestureDetector.kt:193)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.DragGestureDetectorKt.drag-jO51t88(DragGestureDetector.kt:115)
	at androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.DragGestureDetectorKt$drag$1.invokeSuspend(Unknown Source:15)
	at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTaskKt.resume(DispatchedTask.kt:179)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTaskKt.dispatch(DispatchedTask.kt:168)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.CancellableContinuationImpl.dispatchResume(CancellableContinuationImpl.kt:474)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.CancellableContinuationImpl.resumeImpl(CancellableContinuationImpl.kt:508)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.CancellableContinuationImpl.resumeImpl$default(CancellableContinuationImpl.kt:497)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.CancellableContinuationImpl.resumeWith(CancellableContinuationImpl.kt:368)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.SuspendingPointerInputModifierNodeImpl$PointerEventHandlerCoroutine.offerPointerEvent(SuspendingPointerInputFilter.kt:665)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.SuspendingPointerInputModifierNodeImpl.dispatchPointerEvent(SuspendingPointerInputFilter.kt:544)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.SuspendingPointerInputModifierNodeImpl.onPointerEvent-H0pRuoY(SuspendingPointerInputFilter.kt:566)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.Node.dispatchMainEventPass(HitPathTracker.kt:317)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.NodeParent.dispatchMainEventPass(HitPathTracker.kt:183)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.HitPathTracker.dispatchChanges(HitPathTracker.kt:102)
	at androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.PointerInputEventProcessor.process-BIzXfog(PointerInputEventProcessor.kt:96)
	at androidx.compose.ui.platform.AndroidComposeView.sendMotionEvent-8iAsVTc(AndroidComposeView.android.kt:1446)
	at androidx.compose.ui.platform.AndroidComposeView.handleMotionEvent-8iAsVTc(AndroidComposeView.android.kt:1398)
	at androidx.compose.ui.platform.AndroidComposeView.dispatchTouchEvent(AndroidComposeView.android.kt:1338)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3120)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2801)
	at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:14858)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.processPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:6446)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.onProcess(ViewRootImpl.java:6247)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:5725)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:5782)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:5748)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:5913)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:5756)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:5970)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:5729)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:5782)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:5748)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:5756)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:5729)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:8696)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:8647)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:8616)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:8819)
	at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:259)
	at android.view.InputEventReceiver.nativeConsumeBatchedInputEvents(Native Method)
	at android.view.InputEventReceiver.consumeBatchedInputEvents(InputEventReceiver.java:239)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doConsumeBatchedInput(ViewRootImpl.java:8776)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ConsumeBatchedInputRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:8905)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1037)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:845)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:772)
	at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1022)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7842)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1003)
	Suppressed: kotlinx.coroutines.internal.DiagnosticCoroutineContextException: [androidx.compose.ui.platform.MotionDurationScaleImpl@23a716e, androidx.compose.runtime.BroadcastFrameClock@a86000f, StandaloneCoroutine{Cancelling}@9acc89c, AndroidUiDispatcher@85922a5]

see https://issuetracker.google.com/295666701 for continuing the above