useFocus does not seem to work in the iOS simulator (tested with VoiceOver)

[lgibso34]

Sample git repo
Snack that doesn't work because it can't install react-native-ama but it is the example from the docs.

I have tried to use useFocus on two different projects (and machines), and neither work with the IOS simulator. I built a further third project and was able to run it on my personal iPhone with voiceover and it seemed to work. It does seem to work on a physical device fine.

Is there anything that can be done about this for those of us who use the IOS simulator as their primary development device?

I even copy/pasted the useFocus code and tried it as a standalone hook since it doesn't rely on anything from the <AMAProvider>. Same thing.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!

Additional question:
Why is AccessibilityInfo.setAccessibilityFocus(elementId); ran twice in useFocus?

[ceceppa]

Hi,
I'm not sure useFocus can be made working on Simulator; I need to investigate this.
React Nativa AMA doesn't work with expo go. I'm splittin the library into separate components and hooks, so you can use all the parts that do not require any native module.
Why AccessibilityInfo.setAccessibilityFocus(elementId); twice? Because a bug in React Native forces you to do so: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63252638/setaccessibilityfocus-using-ref-not-working

[billomore]

the issue on react-native repo is closed now react/react-native#30097 , looks like they fixed it in Fabric