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Text can be copied and pasted using keyboard shortcuts (cmd + A and cmd + C) even though enableInteractiveSelection: false #157611

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Text can be copied and pasted using keyboard shortcuts (cmd + A and cmd + C) even though enableInteractiveSelection: false#157611
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P2Important issues not at the top of the work lista: text inputEntering text in a text field or keyboard related problemsfound in release: 3.24Found to occur in 3.24found in release: 3.27Found to occur in 3.27has reproducible stepsThe issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work onr: fixedIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionteam-text-inputOwned by Text Input teamtriaged-text-inputTriaged by Text Input team
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opened on Oct 25, 2024

Steps to reproduce

I’m having trouble disabling text copying in a TextField using Flutter. Even though I’ve set enableInteractiveSelection to false and customized the context menu, it’s still possible to copy the text using keyboard shortcuts. When I use Cmd + A to select all the text (even though there’s no visual indication of the selection), I can still copy the entire content of the TextField with Cmd + C. This behavior goes against the expected outcome of completely disabling text copying: Flutter API Reference.

Expected results

When enableInteractiveSelection is set to false, the TextField should not allow any text selection or copying, whether through the context menu or keyboard shortcuts.

Actual results

Text can still be copied using Cmd + A followed by Cmd + C.

Code sample

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TextField(
    decoration: const InputDecoration(
      border: OutlineInputBorder(),
    ),
    // disable context menu
    contextMenuBuilder: (_, __) => const SizedBox.shrink(),
    enableInteractiveSelection: false, // disable copy paste
  ),
),

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[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.24.3, on macOS 15.0.1 24A348 darwin-arm64, locale zh-Hans-CN)
    • Flutter version 3.24.3 on channel stable at /Users/jhlee0133/development/flutter
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    • Framework revision 2663184aa7 (6 weeks ago), 2024-09-11 16:27:48 -0500
    • Engine revision 36335019a8
    • Dart version 3.5.3
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.9+0-17.0.9b1087.7-11185874)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.0)
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    • Build 16A242d
    • CocoaPods version 1.15.2

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[✓] Android Studio (version 2023.2)
    • Android Studio at /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.9+0-17.0.9b1087.7-11185874)

[✓] Android Studio (version 2023.1)
    • Android Studio at /Volumes/macOS Ventura/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
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    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.7+0-17.0.7b1000.6-10550314)

[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (version 2023.1)
    • IntelliJ at /Users/jhlee0133/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/IDEA-U/ch-0/231.8109.175/IntelliJ IDEA.app
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart

[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (version 2024.2.3)
    • IntelliJ at /Users/jhlee0133/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/IDEA-U/ch-0/242.23339.11/IntelliJ IDEA.app
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
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[✓] VS Code (version 1.93.0)
    • VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents
    • Flutter extension version 3.96.0

[✓] Connected device (4 available)
    • macOS (desktop)                 • macos                                    • darwin-arm64   • macOS 15.0.1 24A348 darwin-arm64
    • Mac Designed for iPad (desktop) • mac-designed-for-ipad                    • darwin         • macOS 15.0.1 24A348 darwin-arm64
    • Chrome (web)                    • chrome                                   • web-javascript • Google Chrome 130.0.6723.70

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P2Important issues not at the top of the work lista: text inputEntering text in a text field or keyboard related problemsfound in release: 3.24Found to occur in 3.24found in release: 3.27Found to occur in 3.27has reproducible stepsThe issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work onr: fixedIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionteam-text-inputOwned by Text Input teamtriaged-text-inputTriaged by Text Input team

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