[Due for payment 2025-07-10] [$250] Workspace - Workspace name field is not auto focused

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Version Number: 9.1.72-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #63034
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+2506045kh@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.5 / Chrome
App Component: Workspace Settings

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to Workspaces.
3. Go to any workspace > Overview.
4. Click Workspace name.

Expected Result:

Workspace name field will auto focused.

Actual Result:

Workspace name field is not auto focused.

This also applies to Description field.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @johncschuster

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[Eskalifer1]

Proposal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.

Workspace - Workspace name field is not auto focused

What is the root cause of that problem?

The problem is that we are using autoFocus for the InputWrapper, which can often fail because the component might not be mounted yet:

App/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceNamePage.tsx

Lines 86 to 95 in a8bf844

	<InputWrapper
	InputComponent={TextInput}
	role={CONST.ROLE.PRESENTATION}
	inputID={INPUT_IDS.NAME}
	label={translate('workspace.common.workspaceName')}
	accessibilityLabel={translate('workspace.common.workspaceName')}
	defaultValue={policy?.name}
	spellCheck={false}
	autoFocus
	/>

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

We already have the useAutoFocusInput hook for autoFocus, so I suggest using it:

const {inputCallbackRef} = useAutoFocusInput();

Pass it to the component

                            InputComponent={TextInput}
                            role={CONST.ROLE.PRESENTATION}
                            inputID={INPUT_IDS.NAME}
                            label={translate('workspace.common.workspaceName')}
                            accessibilityLabel={translate('workspace.common.workspaceName')}
                            defaultValue={policy?.name}
                            spellCheck={false}
                            ref={inputCallbackRef}
                        />

What specific scenarios should we cover in automated tests to prevent reintroducing this issue in the future?

None

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

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