Why is TextFormField Not work and Keyboard not showing on iphone simulator in android studio

Issue

Heads up!! This works on the google pixel simulator and my personal Android phone


So I am creating a form for an authentication screen. I was setting up the UI in android studio, just trying to get a simple form going when I came across this roadblock. For some reason, the iPhone TextFormField is rendered, and it’s validator works too, but the form itself produces this error:

======== Exception caught by services library ======================================================
The following StackOverflowError was thrown during a platform message callback:
Stack Overflow

When the exception was thrown, this was the stack: 
#0      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:837:3)
#1      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#2      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#3      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#5      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#6      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#7      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#8      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#9      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#10     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#11     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#12     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#13     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#14     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#15     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#16     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#17     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#18     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#19     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#20     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#21     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#22     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#23     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#24     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#25     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#26     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#27     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#28     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#29     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#30     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#31     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#32     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#33     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#34     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#35     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#36     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#37     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#38     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#39     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#40     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#41     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#42     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#43     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
...
...
#4513   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4514   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4515   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4516   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4517   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4518   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4519   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4520   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4521   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4522   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4523   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4524   DiagnosticsProperty.valueToString (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:2741:60)
#4525   DiagnosticsProperty.toDescription (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:2755:21)
#4526   TextTreeRenderer._debugRender (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1194:32)
#4527   TextTreeRenderer.render (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1126:14)
#4528   TextTreeRenderer._debugRender (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1304:39)
#4529   TextTreeRenderer.render (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1126:14)
#4530   DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1744:9)
#4531   DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1751:6)
#4532   DiagnosticsNode.toString.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1661:18)
#4533   DiagnosticsNode.toString (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1673:6)
#4534   Diagnosticable.toString.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:3111:78)
#4535   Diagnosticable.toString (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:3113:6)
#4536   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4537   HardwareKeyboard._assertEventIsRegular.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:437:60)
#4538   HardwareKeyboard._assertEventIsRegular (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:452:6)
#4539   HardwareKeyboard.handleKeyEvent (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:543:5)
#4540   KeyEventManager.handleRawKeyMessage (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:821:35)
#4541   BasicMessageChannel.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:73:49)
#4542   BasicMessageChannel.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:72:47)
#4543   _DefaultBinaryMessenger.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/binding.dart:379:35)
#4544   _DefaultBinaryMessenger.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/binding.dart:376:46)
#4545   _invoke2.<anonymous closure> (dart:ui/hooks.dart:205:15)
#4548   _invoke2 (dart:ui/hooks.dart:204:10)
#4549   _ChannelCallbackRecord.invoke (dart:ui/channel_buffers.dart:42:5)
#4550   _Channel.push (dart:ui/channel_buffers.dart:132:31)
#4551   ChannelBuffers.push (dart:ui/channel_buffers.dart:329:17)
#4552   PlatformDispatcher._dispatchPlatformMessage (dart:ui/platform_dispatcher.dart:544:22)
#4553   _dispatchPlatformMessage (dart:ui/hooks.dart:92:31)
(elided 2 frames from dart:async)
====================================================================================================

======== Exception caught by services library ======================================================
The following StackOverflowError was thrown during a platform message callback:
Stack Overflow

When the exception was thrown, this was the stack: 
#0      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:837:3)
#1      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#2      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#3      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#5      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#6      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#7      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#8      _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#9      Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#10     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#11     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#12     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#13     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#14     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#15     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#16     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#17     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#18     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#19     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#20     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#21     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#22     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#23     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#24     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#25     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#26     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#27     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#28     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#29     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#30     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#31     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#32     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#33     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#34     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#35     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#36     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#37     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#38     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#39     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#40     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#41     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#42     _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#43     Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
...
...
#4513   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4514   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4515   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4516   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4517   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4518   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4519   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4520   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4521   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4522   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4523   Duration.toString (dart:core/duration.dart:275:25)
#4524   DiagnosticsProperty.valueToString (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:2741:60)
#4525   DiagnosticsProperty.toDescription (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:2755:21)
#4526   TextTreeRenderer._debugRender (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1194:32)
#4527   TextTreeRenderer.render (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1126:14)
#4528   TextTreeRenderer._debugRender (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1304:39)
#4529   TextTreeRenderer.render (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1126:14)
#4530   DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1744:9)
#4531   DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1751:6)
#4532   DiagnosticsNode.toString.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1661:18)
#4533   DiagnosticsNode.toString (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:1673:6)
#4534   Diagnosticable.toString.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:3111:78)
#4535   Diagnosticable.toString (package:flutter/src/foundation/diagnostics.dart:3113:6)
#4536   _StringBase._interpolate (dart:core-patch/string_patch.dart:846:19)
#4537   HardwareKeyboard._assertEventIsRegular.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:437:60)
#4538   HardwareKeyboard._assertEventIsRegular (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:452:6)
#4539   HardwareKeyboard.handleKeyEvent (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:543:5)
#4540   KeyEventManager.handleRawKeyMessage (package:flutter/src/services/hardware_keyboard.dart:821:35)
#4541   BasicMessageChannel.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:73:49)
#4542   BasicMessageChannel.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:72:47)
#4543   _DefaultBinaryMessenger.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/binding.dart:379:35)
#4544   _DefaultBinaryMessenger.setMessageHandler.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/services/binding.dart:376:46)
#4545   _invoke2.<anonymous closure> (dart:ui/hooks.dart:205:15)
#4548   _invoke2 (dart:ui/hooks.dart:204:10)
#4549   _ChannelCallbackRecord.invoke (dart:ui/channel_buffers.dart:42:5)
#4550   _Channel.push (dart:ui/channel_buffers.dart:132:31)
#4551   ChannelBuffers.push (dart:ui/channel_buffers.dart:329:17)
#4552   PlatformDispatcher._dispatchPlatformMessage (dart:ui/platform_dispatcher.dart:544:22)
#4553   _dispatchPlatformMessage (dart:ui/hooks.dart:92:31)
(elided 2 frames from dart:async)
====================================================================================================

I have literally restarted my project several times but the error persists. Could someone please help me with this problem?

Here is my code:

final GlobalKey<FormState> _formKey = GlobalKey<FormState>();

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        centerTitle: true,
        title: const Text(
          "Login",
        ),
      ),
      body: Form(
        key: _formKey,
        child: Column(
          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
          children: <Widget>[
            TextFormField(
              keyboardType: TextInputType.text,
              decoration: const InputDecoration(
                hintText: 'Enter your email',
              ),
              validator: (String? value) {
                if (value == null || value.isEmpty) {
                  return 'Please enter some text';
                }
                return null;
              },
            ),
            Padding(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 16.0),
              child: ElevatedButton(
                onPressed: () {
                  // Validate will return true if the form is valid, or false if
                  // the form is invalid.
                  if (_formKey.currentState!.validate()) {
                    // Process data.
                  }
                },
                child: const Text('Submit'),
              ),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      )
    );
  }

Solution

to fix it by switching to the stable channel of Flutter.

flutter channel stable

Also, make sure to upgrade to the latest version of Flutter by running this command

flutter upgrade

Thanks

Answered By – Tasnuva Tavasum oshin

Answer Checked By – Katrina (FlutterFixes Volunteer)

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