# How to keep text input autofocus?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-keep-text-input-autofocus/2530452>\
**Category:** Issues / Bugs\
**Tags:** textinput\
**Created:** [August 3, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-keep-text-input-autofocus/2530452 "2023-08-03T13:49:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![frederic.tharyjlz3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@frederic.tharyjlz3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/frederic.tharyjlz3)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-keep-text-input-autofocus/2530452/1 "2023-08-03T13:49:49Z")

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Hello, I have a text input field on wich I have activated auto focus property. When I open the screen on the first time the cursor is well placed and I can directly fill the text without having to clic on the input field. But when I loop on the screen (when the input field is not correct) the auto focus is not active and I have to clic on the text. I would like to use this field with a scanner and avoid to have the user clic on the screen…could yoy help me thank you. Frédéric

 ![2023-08-03 pb avec auto focus input field](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/a/6a342cdd68df40a7ccdfe2663f356bafef57d7d1.png)  
 ![2023-08-03 pb avec auto focus input field2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/7/27d4f33ec104a6094d14bbe3dd0000e7446cb70b.png)

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**Author:** ![matt\_conroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/matt_conroy/32/150843_2.png) [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-keep-text-input-autofocus/2530452/2 "2023-10-23T20:53:54Z")

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Hi @frederic.tharyjlz3

I have reported this as a bug. Thank you for raising this issue to our attention. We will work to resolve this. In the meantime, feel free to reach out at any time for an update. Otherwise, I will post here when I have more information to share with you or a timeline for a solution going live.  
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Thank you, again, for your time and patience in this matter.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-keep-text-input-autofocus/2530452/3 "2024-01-21T20:54:20Z")

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