When switching to classic, the text input gets a strange focus state

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Version Number: 9.2.16-3
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @JS00001
Slack conversation (hyperlinked to channel name): #Expensify Bugs

Action Performed:

1. Navigate to Accounts > Troubleshoot
2. Click 'Switch to Expensify classic"
3. Select any reason in RHP and click "Next"
4. Click "Your response" field and observe

Expected Result:

Focus state is normal,

Actual Result:

Strange focus state observed

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

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

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

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

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Recording.1684.mp4

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Triggered auto assignment to @dylanexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @flodnv (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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[flodnv]

881decf147109426d0a178aeff785dd13f6148ea is the first bad commit
commit 881decf147109426d0a178aeff785dd13f6148ea (HEAD)
Author: staszekscp <mariusz.stanisz@swmansion.com>
Date:   Wed Sep 10 12:57:50 2025 +0200

    Migrate static styles to use StyleSheet.create

Caused by #70261. Reverting it: #71081. CP Requested: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C07J32337/p1758640768662069