[Solved] Keyboard input is unreliable when typing quickly

[BigzampanoXXl]

Hello,

when typing a date quickly via keyboard into a TelerikDatePicker, the component behaves incorrectly in multiple ways:

• Digits appended to the year segment — Instead of replacing the year value, newly typed digits are appended to the existing year (e.g. typing "2026" results in "20262026" or similar).
• Cursor jumps back to the day segment mid-input — While typing the month or year, focus unexpectedly returns to the day segment, causing subsequent keystrokes to overwrite the wrong field.

These issues make it nearly impossible to enter a date by typing it in one fluid motion, which is a common workflow for power users and keyboard-centric data entry.

Steps to reproduce: (also reproducible on the official Telerik demo page).
Click into the DatePicker so the day segment is focused.
Type a full date quickly (e.g. 02022020 for 02.02.2020) without pausing between segments.
Observe that the resulting date is incorrect — digits are misplaced or the cursor jumps unexpectedly.

Best regards

[Dimo]

Hi BigzampanoXXl,

Yes, we are working on this and the fix should be released by May 2026. Please excuse us for the trouble. A potential way to mitigate the issue is to increase the DebounceDelay.

Regards,
Dimo
Progress Telerik

[BigzampanoXXl]

Hi Dimo,

Thank you for the quick response and for confirming that a fix is on the way. We will try increasing the DebounceDelay as a workaround in the meantime.

Best regards