docs: blogpost for 1.16.0 (#781)

## 📜 Description

Blogpost for upcoming `1.16.0` version.

## 💡 Motivation and Context

To keep people aware about new changes.

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### Docs
- added blogpost for 1.16

## 🤔 How Has This Been Tested?

Tested on `localhost:3000`.

## 📸 Screenshots (if appropriate):

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## 📝 Checklist

- [x] CI successfully passed
- [x] I added new mocks and corresponding unit-tests if library API was
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docs/blog/2025-01-27-release-1-16/index.mdx

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+---
+slug: interactive-keyboard-ios-with-offset
+title: Interactive keyboard on iOS with offset 🔥
+authors: [kirill]
+tags: [react-native, keyboard, interactive, ios, offset, selection]
+keywords:
+  [
+    react-native-keyboard-controller,
+    interactive keyboard,
+    offset,
+    keyboard gesture area,
+    selection,
+  ]
+---
+
+Say hello to the first release of the year for `react-native-keyboard-controller` version `1.16.0`! 🎉
+
+This update is packed with new features, critical bug fixes, crash resolutions, and performance optimizations. Let’s dive in and explore what’s new! 👇
+
+import Video from "@site/src/components/Video";
+
+<Video src="/video/ios-offset-demo.mp4" width={30} />
+
+<!-- truncate -->
+
+## `KeyboardGestureArea` with `offset` on iOS 🔥
+
+The cherry on the cake of this release is making `KeyboardGestureArea` available on iOS 🍒
+
+Previously, react-native developers relied on `InputAccessoryView` to extend the keyboard area, but it had several limitations:
+
+- Multiline `TextInput` [fields couldn't](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/18997);
+- Conditional positioning and padding weren't [fully customizable](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/20157);
+- Weird animations when screen gets [mounted](https://stackoverflow.com/a/29110384/9272042).
+
+These issues made `InputAccessoryView` challenging to use in real-world apps. 😭
+
+Starting with this release, `KeyboardGestureArea` is now available on iOS! Currently, it supports the `offset` property, but I plan to add more features soon. 😎
+
+## `useFocusedInput` improvements
+
+### More Accurate Selection Events
+
+#### Improved precision
+
+Previously, `onSelectionChange`events could produce imprecise coordinates, especially when using different `paddingTop`/`paddingBottom` values or the `textAlignVertical` property.
+
+This update fixes those inaccuracies, ensuring more precise coordinates and eliminating the need for workarounds to align positioning between Android and iOS.
+
+#### Fully compatible with iOS < 13
+
+`onSelectionChange` didn’t work for single-line `TextInput`s on iOS versions below 13. This issue has now been resolved, ensuring compatibility across all iOS versions.
+
+### Works Seamlessly with Stripe Inputs on Android
+
+Previously, some third-party SDKs, like **Stripe**, used custom `EditText` subclasses that caused issues when casting to `ReactEditText`, preventing the library from recognizing focused inputs.
+
+I’ve reworked the code to interact directly with `EditText` whenever possible, ensuring full compatibility with **Stripe** and other third-party SDKs.
+
+### No crashes on iOS
+
+While rare, some users experienced crashes due to incorrect Key-Value Observing (KVO) removal when attempting to remove KVO from a view that didn’t have it.
+
+This release introduces a block-based KVO handling approach, eliminating those crashes.
+
+### More Robust Focus Detection (Even When the Keyboard Is Hidden)
+
+Previously, the library relied on the `keyboardWillShow` event as an indicator that an input field was focused. However, this event doesn’t always trigger—such as when using a physical keyboard or setting `showSoftInputOnFocus={false}`.
+
+Now, focus detection has been improved to work reliably even without keyboard events.
+
+## New `preserveEdgeToEdge` prop for `KeyboardProvider`
+
+Thanks to [Mathieu Acthernoene](https://github.com/zoontek), `preserveEdgeToEdge` has been introduced! This property lets you control whether `edge-to-edge` mode is disabled when calling `setEnabled(false)`, or if you want to keep it enabled.
+
+With `edge-to-edge` mode becoming the standard, this option helps prevent conflicts with other libraries.
+
+## Improved animation performance
+
+While most users won’t notice a difference (since previous animations were already computed in under `1ms`), I’ve made further optimizations to improve performance.
+
+Even small performance gains are valuable, as they free up CPU resources for other intensive tasks — such as `ShadowTree` traversal in `react-native-reanimated`.
+
+## What's next?
+
+As always, my immediate priority is addressing open issues. Additionally, I have plans for upcoming updates:
+
+- Adding support for `react-native@0.77`;
+- A major rewrite of `KeyboardAwareScrollView` to consider cursor positioning (this release lays the groundwork by improving event precision to minimize breaking changes in the future).
+
+Stay tuned and follow me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ziusko) and [GitHub](https://github.com/kirillzyusko) for updates. Thank you for your support! 😊