Mobile safari does not seem to support the way we are using element.focus() for example in the ionicPopup where there is a text input element. The focus just doesn’t work – and actually seems to freeze the element momentarily. I haven’t tried this is Cordova.
It would be awesome if there was a workaround for this.
Hmm, can you provide you code for how your setting focus?
Anything similar to this .
Yes I tried
$timeout(function() {
document.getElementById("idhere").focus();
});
The problem also happens with the built-in feature in Ionic, namely $ionicPopup.show() which sets focus when there is a <input> in the popup content. Doesn’t work on mobile safari; the input just freezes.
Do you also have the keyboard plugin installed?
No, but did you see that this is on mobile safari without phonegap/cordova?
Ha I did now 
Do you mind throwing this into a codepen? I’ll give this a try and see if I can find the issue.
On this codepen from beta4 ionic http://codepen.io/ionic/pen/zkmhJ the Prompt button’s popup doesn’t focus (on my phone, but does in desktop). Of interest though is that the Password Prompt and the “Multiple” do lead to a focus. I wonder if those were implemented any differently.