Text entry widget backspace deletes two characters on Android

[xxxserxxx]

Possibly related issues: #1941, #165

Describe the bug:

On Android, pressing backspace in an editable text entry widget deletes two characters.

To Reproduce:

1. Clone this github repository
2. Package for Android (fyne package -os android)
3. Push to an android device, install, and run
4. Select the text entry widget at the top of the screen
5. Enter some text (e.g., "abcdefg")
6. Press the keyboard's backspace (⌫) key

Two characters will be deleted. This happens from wherever in the string the cursor is, e.g. the end or the middle.

Example code:

Sample code is in a github repository. It is, essentially, a text entry widget with a list widget below. The text entry widget has an OnSubmitted lambda that prepends the text to the list. The behavior happens without the OnSubmitted closure as well.

Device (please complete the following information):

• OS: Android
• Version: Samsung One UI; Android 12. Built-in Samsung soft keyboard.
• Go version: 1.17.7
• Fyne version: v2.1.2

[andydotxyz]

Can you please check the version of the fyne command line tool? If you have been upgrading the library in your code it is important to re-run go install fyne-io/fyne/v2/cmd/fyne@latest (or specify a version) so that the tool matches the code version.

You can confirm with fyne version and also fyne env may have some clues.

[xxxserxxx]

Yes, of course. Fyne versionS:

$ grep fyne.io go.mod go.sum && echo "######" && fyne version && echo "######" && fyne env
go.mod:require fyne.io/fyne/v2 v2.1.2
go.sum:fyne.io/fyne/v2 v2.1.2 h1:avp9CvLAUdvE7fDMtH1tVKyjxEWHWcpow6aI6L7Kvvw=
go.sum:fyne.io/fyne/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:p+E/Dh+wPW8JwR2DVcsZ9iXgR9ZKde80+Y+40Is54AQ=
######
fyne cli version: v2.1.2
######
## Go module info
cli_version="v2.1.2"
go_mod="true"
go_path="false"
imported="true"
path="/home/ser/tmp/fyne.2"
version="v2.1.2"

## Go version info
version="go1.17.7 linux/amd64"

## Go environment info
CGO_ENABLED="1"
GO111MODULE=""
GOARCH="amd64"
GOOS="linux"

## OS info
architecture="x86_64"
home_url="https://archlinux.org/"
kernel="Linux 5.16.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:21:08 +0000"
name="Arch Linux"

I made sure the CLI was up to date, ran the above command, re-packaged & updated the APK, and confirmed that the issue persists. In the test repository, I removed the closure function for brevity, since it didn't affect the behavior.

[xxxserxxx]

Update

Now confirmed also on Fyne v2.1.4 on:

1. On a Pixel 5 (phone, stock Google Android)
2. On a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (phone, stock Samsung Android)
3. On a Pixel C with BT keyboard (tablet running Lineage OS, a de-Googled Android fork)
4. Android SDK emulator with android-32 (VM)

The Pixel C + BT keyboard behaves differently: every key press is duplicated, not just backspace. On the other environments, it's only backspace.

## Go module info
cli_version="v2.1.4"
go_mod="true"
go_path="false"
imported="true"
path="/home/ser/workspace/forage.d/forage"
version="v2.1.4"

## Go version info
version="go1.18 linux/amd64"

## Go environment info
CGO_ENABLED="1"
GO111MODULE=""
GOARCH="amd64"
GOOS="linux"

## OS info
architecture="x86_64"
home_url="https://archlinux.org/"
kernel="Linux 5.16.16-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:59:40 +0000"
name="Arch Linux"

[xxxserxxx]

Curiously, this issue does not happen with the FlorisBoard Beta keyboard on my Samsung. Maybe it has something to do with the stock keyboards' text prediction? In any case, it still happens with the stock Samsung kb, and Fyne apps are the only place I've observed this.

[hkparker]

Seeing this on a Pixel 9 Pro with stock keyboard with 2.6.1

[andydotxyz]

Upon further inspection I have finally found that it's not so just the keyboard - but that in combination with hardware!!!

i.e. GBoard on stock Android in an emulator - no issue, BUT GBoard on stock Android on a Pixel device - issue...

Hopefully this hint will be enough to actually make progress on the strange issue.

[andydotxyz]

Finally fixed on develop for the next release