iOS: WebView - Typing in a input without maxLength fails

Did you test using the latest Detox?

• I have tested this issue on the latest Detox release and it still reproduces.

Did your test fail and you're not sure why?

• I have read the troubleshooting guide and it didn't help me.

What happened?

When trying to write text with .typeText() to an input without 'maxLength' prop within a WebView in iOS, the input gets focus, keyboard pops up but the typing itself fails. E.g.

const element = detox.web.element(detox.by.web.name('testing');
await detox.expect(element).toExist();
await element.typeText('Test text', false);

What was the expected behaviour?

The wanted text passed to .typeText() function to appear in the input within the WebView.

Help us reproduce this issue!

1. Have an WebView with a text input component without the maxLength prop
2. With Detox try to type something to that input with detox.web.typeText()
3. Issue should be visible with the text input still empty

In what environment did this happen?

Detox version: 20.51.4 React Native version: 0.86.0 Has Fabric (React Native's new rendering system) enabled: yes Node version: 22.x Device model: iPhone 17 simulator iOS version: 26.5 macOS version: 26.6.2 Xcode version: 26.6 Test-runner (select one): jest

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