Android: Keyboard.addListener returns incorrect height when switching between different keyboard types

[sxsx2yzyz]

Description

When switching between different keyboard types on Android, Keyboard.addListener events and Keyboard.metrics()?.height return the height of the previous keyboard instead of the current one. This issue occurs consistently when the previous and current keyboards have different heights (e.g., switching from numeric keyboard to password keyboard, or from system security keyboard to regular keyboard). The problem affects both event callback heights and the static Keyboard.metrics()?.height value. The issue resolves itself on the next keyboard opening, but can be stably reproduced by switching between different keyboard types.

Steps to reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open an app with text inputs on Android device
2. Focus on a text input with keyboardType: 'numeric'
3. Note the keyboard height (e.g., 300px)
4. Switch to another text input with keyboardType: 'visible-password'
5. Observe that both Keyboard.addListener events and Keyboard.metrics()?.height return the previous keyboard's height (300px) instead of the current keyboard's height
6. Close and reopen the keyboard - the issue resolves and correct height is returned

React Native Version

0.78

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

System:
  OS: macOS 15.3.1
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M4
  Memory: 153.83 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 23.11.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: ~/app/Systech_HX_App/node_modules/.bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.28.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.4
      - iOS 18.4
      - macOS 15.4
      - tvOS 18.4
      - visionOS 2.4
      - watchOS 11.4
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.3 AI-243.25659.59.2432.13423653
  Xcode:
    version: 16.3/16E140
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.15
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 15.0.1
    wanted: 15.0.1
  react:
    installed: 19.0.0
    wanted: 19.0.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.78.0
    wanted: 0.78.0
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

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MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/

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[devanshsaini11]

@sxsx2yzyz Can you kindly provide a valid repro using Reproducer Template so that it can be validated quickly

[sxsx2yzyz]

@devanshsaini11 Hi,I've created a minimal reproduction repository for the keyboard height detection issue:
Repository: https://github.com/sxsx2yzyz/RNKeyboardHeightRepro