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@csandman
csandman
opened on May 21, 2026

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Reproduction

https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)

Publishable key

Shouldn't matter

Description

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
  2. Fill out email
  3. Press enter/return key

Expected behavior:

This should trigger the "Continue" action.

I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint

Actual behavior:

On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.

On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.

Environment

Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2

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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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      @csandman
      csandman
      opened on May 21, 2026
      Preliminary Checks
      Reproduction
      https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
      Publishable key
      Shouldn't matter
      Description
      Steps to reproduce:
      1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
      2. Fill out email
      3. Press enter/return key
      Expected behavior:
      This should trigger the "Continue" action.
      I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
      Actual behavior:
      On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
      On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
      Environment
      Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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          @csandman
          csandman
          opened on May 21, 2026
          Preliminary Checks
          Reproduction
          https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
          Publishable key
          Shouldn't matter
          Description
          Steps to reproduce:
          1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
          2. Fill out email
          3. Press enter/return key
          Expected behavior:
          This should trigger the "Continue" action.
          I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
          Actual behavior:
          On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
          On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
          Environment
          Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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              @csandman
              csandman
              opened on May 21, 2026
              Preliminary Checks
              Reproduction
              https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
              Publishable key
              Shouldn't matter
              Description
              Steps to reproduce:
              1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
              2. Fill out email
              3. Press enter/return key
              Expected behavior:
              This should trigger the "Continue" action.
              I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
              Actual behavior:
              On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
              On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
              Environment
              Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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                  Description
                  @csandman
                  csandman
                  opened on May 21, 2026
                  Preliminary Checks
                  Reproduction
                  https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
                  Publishable key
                  Shouldn't matter
                  Description
                  Steps to reproduce:
                  1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
                  2. Fill out email
                  3. Press enter/return key
                  Expected behavior:
                  This should trigger the "Continue" action.
                  I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
                  Actual behavior:
                  On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
                  On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
                  Environment
                  Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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                      @csandman
                      csandman
                      opened on May 21, 2026
                      Preliminary Checks
                      Reproduction
                      https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
                      Publishable key
                      Shouldn't matter
                      Description
                      Steps to reproduce:
                      1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
                      2. Fill out email
                      3. Press enter/return key
                      Expected behavior:
                      This should trigger the "Continue" action.
                      I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
                      Actual behavior:
                      On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
                      On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
                      Environment
                      Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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                          Description
                          @csandman
                          csandman
                          opened on May 21, 2026
                          Preliminary Checks
                          Reproduction
                          https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
                          Publishable key
                          Shouldn't matter
                          Description
                          Steps to reproduce:
                          1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
                          2. Fill out email
                          3. Press enter/return key
                          Expected behavior:
                          This should trigger the "Continue" action.
                          I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
                          Actual behavior:
                          On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
                          On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
                          Environment
                          Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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@clerk/expo: Return key adds a new line instead of submitting · Issue #8611 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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                              @csandman
                              csandman
                              opened on May 21, 2026
                              Preliminary Checks
                              Reproduction
                              https://github.com/clerk/clerk-expo-quickstart/tree/main/NativeComponentQuickstart (this happens with the quickstart)
                              Publishable key
                              Shouldn't matter
                              Description
                              Steps to reproduce:
                              1. Open an Expo app using the native AuthView
                              2. Fill out email
                              3. Press enter/return key
                              Expected behavior:
                              This should trigger the "Continue" action.
                              I'd also expect the return key to actually be the "Go" action, similar to the React Native enterKeyHint options: https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#enterkeyhint
                              Actual behavior:
                              On Android it added a new line to the email input. And because the input is only one line long, it appeared as though the email was just cleared/disappeared. I then continually got the "Identifier is invalid" error toast until I figured out that I still had text in the input. This is actually pretty hard to figure out how to recover from, because even when I restarted the app, the multi-line email was still populated.
                              On iOS, it just closes the keyboard, which is not nearly as bad, but still not as good as it could be.
                              Environment
                              Issue was on an Android 14 device
For the iPhone issue, it was on an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 26.2
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