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[Android, Accessibility] Modals break when pressing ESC on physical keyboard #56411
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At the moment a possible workaround is to force a state reset before opening every Modal, like:
const showModal = () => { setVisible(false); setTimeout(() => setVisible(true), 0); };- Thank you for reporting this issue and sharing the workaround…On Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:43 AM andrea-martinez-dev ***@***.***> wrote: *andrea-martinez-dev* left a comment (react/react-native#56411) <#56411 (comment)> At the moment a possible workaround is to force a state reset before opening every Modal, like: const showModal = () => { setVisible(false); setTimeout(() => setVisible(true), 0); }; — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#56411 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/CAYAPYJ7MEMYPIUVKY4ABC34VC63VAVCNFSM6AAAAACXTWZXNOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHM2DEMRSGYYTKMBTG4> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>Reacted by Andrea Martinez
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on Apr 28, 2026 This issue is stale because it has been open for 180 days with no activity. It will be closed in 7 days unless you comment on it or remove the "Stale" label.
No it's not fixed, stay open please.
Still broken in RN 0.87.
Description
When closing a Modal with ESC key from a Bluetooth keyboard on Android,
the modal closes natively but onRequestClose callback is not invoked.
This leaves React state out of sync.
Steps to reproduce
BEWARE: after the state gets stuck you cannot tap on the screen anymore, you have to reach and activate the reset state button via keyboard.
EXPECTED: ESC should call onRequestClose (like back button does)
ACTUAL: Modal closes silently without calling any callbacks
React Native Version
0.84.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of
npx @react-native-community/cli infoStacktrace or Logs
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://snack.expo.dev/@andreamartinez/react-native-modal-esc-key-bug
Screenshots and Videos
In the video the first modal closing is operated via Back gesture. When you see the blue outline on the buttons I am using the keyboard.
modal-esc-bug-480.mov