In a Form's Section, how to automatically dismiss the keyboard when clicking a NavigationLink to enter a child view, and ensure the keyboard does not pop up again when returning to the main view.

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Created Oct ’24

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The main view contains a Form with multiple Sections, including TextFields and NavigationLinks. I used an @FocusState variable to automatically pop up the keyboard when entering the main view, making it easier for users to input content directly in the TextField.

However, when I keep the keyboard open and click a NavigationLink in the Section to enter a child view, I can't find a way to automatically dismiss the keyboard upon entering the child view. I've seen several official Apple apps, like Reminders, achieve this.

Not dismissing the keyboard causes it to automatically pop up again when returning to the main view, along with triggering a "Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints" error in the console.

I asked GPT for help, but the suggestions, like using simultaneousGesture or adding isActive to the NavigationLink (which might be deprecated), haven't worked. Has anyone in iOS development encountered this issue?

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Apple

Oct ’24

However, when I keep the keyboard open and click a NavigationLink in the Section to enter a child view, I can't find a way to automatically dismiss the keyboard upon entering the child view. I've seen several official Apple apps, like Reminders, achieve this.

Does the childView have a UI element like a TextField that enters focus when the view appears?

Have you tried using the FocusState to programmatically change or set the focus value to nil remove focus from all bound fields ?

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