[4.0.0-beta.3] setFocus missing

[goelectricstations]

Ionic:

ionic (Ionic CLI) : 4.1.1 (C:\Users\Computer\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ionic)
Ionic Framework : @ionic/angular 4.0.0-beta.3
@angular-devkit/core : 0.7.0-rc.3
@angular-devkit/schematics : 0.7.0-rc.3
@angular/cli : 6.0.8
@ionic/ng-toolkit : 1.0.0
@ionic/schematics-angular : 1.0.1

Cordova:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0
Cordova Platforms : android 7.1.0, ios 4.5.4
Cordova Plugins : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.2, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 1.2.1, (and 11 other plugins)

System:

NodeJS : v8.9.4 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe)
npm : 6.3.0-next.0
OS : Windows 10

CODE TO TRY:
HMTL:
<ion-input #originInput type="text" placeholder="" id="itineraryOrigin" [(ngModel)]="origin">
TS:
@ViewChild('originInput') originInput;
this.originInput.setFocus();

ERROR:
ERROR TypeError: _this.originInput.setFocus is not a function

[garygrossgarten]

Experiencing the same. focus() on nativeElement as well doesn't work.

[goelectricstations]

@manucorporat still get the same with 4.0.0-beta.6

Ionic:

ionic (Ionic CLI) : 4.1.1 (C:\Users\Computer\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ionic)
Ionic Framework : @ionic/angular 4.0.0-beta.6
@angular-devkit/core : 0.7.5
@angular-devkit/schematics : 0.7.5
@angular/cli : 6.1.5
@ionic/ng-toolkit : 1.0.0
@ionic/schematics-angular : 1.0.1

Cordova:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : not installed
Cordova Platforms : android 7.1.0, ios 4.5.4
Cordova Plugins : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.2, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 1.2.1, (and 11 other plugins)

System:

NodeJS : v8.9.4 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe)
npm : 6.3.0-next.0
OS : Windows 10

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