letterSpacing does not work on placeholder on iOS

[dblachut-adb]

• I have reviewed the documentation
• I have searched existing issues
• I am using the latest React Native version

Environment

Environment:
  OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1
  Node: 9.11.1
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm: 5.6.0
  Watchman: Not Found
  Xcode: Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b
  Android Studio: Not Found

Packages: (wanted => installed)
  react: ^16.3.1 => 16.3.1
  react-native: ^0.55.3 => 0.55.3

Steps to Reproduce

<TextInput
  style={{ letterSpacing: 10 }}
  placeholder="I will not respect letterSpacing value on iOS"
/>

Expected Behavior

letterSpacing is applied to placeholder
It could be nice to have some separate prop with placeholder style (not only color).

Actual Behavior

letterSpacing is not applied to placeholder on iOS, after entering text it works correctly.
It works on Android without any problems.

[stale]

Hey there, it looks like there has been no activity on this issue recently. Has the issue been fixed, or does it still require the community's attention? This issue may be closed if no further activity occurs. You may also label this issue as "For Discussion" or "Good first issue" and I will leave it open. Thank you for your contributions.

[mydesweb]

this is still an issue even in 0.56 version, I really don't understand why you close so many issues just because there is no activity.. this is annoying!!!

[Zvukamar]

Same problem here!

[skizzo]

+1, any updates on this?

[sgtpepper43]

It looks like placeholder isn't using a number of styles that it should be, right now we have a problem where it completely ignores the line-height

[CatapultJesse]

Snack Repro: https://snack.expo.io/@jkcooper/rn19002---textinput-styles