UITextField freeze/memory leak when scaling secure text

Originator:siemens.craig
Number:rdar://28590124 Date Originated:
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:10.0.2
Classification:Crash/Hang/Data Loss Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
An app can freeze when a user types a large password into a textfield that tries to scale down the text to fit.

Steps to Reproduce:
Create UITextField
Enable secure text entry
Set font size to > 14pt
Set minimum font size to < font size
Type into the textfield until the text field tries to scale/scroll

Expected Results:
The app should not freeze.

Actual Results:
App freezes
CPU at 99%
Memory usage increases until the app is terminated (see Memory Usage.png)

Regression:
Works when built using the iOS 9 SDK

Workarounds:
- set the font size to <= 14pt (even when the user has dynamic type enabled)
- disable font scaling

Comments

I can confirm that this has been fixed with the iOS 10.2 update!

By danielbross88 at Dec. 15, 2016, 9:17 a.m. (reply...)

Also having this issue

By seany789 at Dec. 6, 2016, 7:23 p.m. (reply...)

They finally fixed it! :-)

By danielbross88 at Dec. 15, 2016, 10:18 a.m. (reply...)

Any news on this?

By danielbross88 at Dec. 5, 2016, 12:37 p.m. (reply...)

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