React-Native TextInput with focus but without keyboard showing

Question

I'm developing an inventory system for my father's company and on of its requisites is to be able to use an external Barcode/QR Code scanner.

I've developed everything using the camera as well, but I really need to use the scanner whithout showing the keyboard.

Do any of you guys know if it's possible? if not, can it be done in any other way?

Answer 1

There is a property called showSoftInputOnFocus in newer react-native versions. Setting this to false keeps the keyboard hidden.

<TextInput showSoftInputOnFocus={false} autoFocus={true}..../>

Working for me on v0.60.0