Password field keeps the word handler

Bug Reports
1

REPRODUCIBILITY: Always
OS VERSION: 5.2.0.22
HARDWARE: Jolla Phone 2026
UI LANGUAGE: English
REGRESSION: Unknown

DESCRIPTION:

In some Android apps and password fields the keyboard keeps the word handler: the whole word is shown underlined (preedit) instead of one character at a time. Switching to another keyboard and back fixes it.

PRECONDITIONS:

Install Firefox in AAS.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Open a login page in Firefox (e.g. Jolla | Login )

  2. Tap the username field, then the password field

  3. Type a few letters (wrong behavior)

  4. Switch to another keyboard layout

  5. Try again (correct behavior)

EXPECTED RESULT:

Characters are committed one at a time.

ACTUAL RESULT:

The typed word is briefly shown underlined, as in a normal text field.

MODIFICATIONS:

None. I found the problem while developing Parrotfish keyboard, but it’s reproducible without having it installed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

See workaround implemented in Parrotfish: https://github.com/ccontino84/parrotfish-keyboard/blob/v1.2.0/layouts/parrotfish/ParrotfishKeyboard.qml#L220-L228