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Original poster

Android app, can't go back and edit text you've already written while posting replies

54 replies

ThreshingCorn · 13/03/2026 22:26

As I write this as an OP, if I make a typo and want to go back I just tounch my finger on the word I want to change.

But if I try and do that while replying to an existing thread, nothing happens. I can't change the curser position. I know you very recently did an android app update, did it break something?

OP posts:
Astra53 · 22/03/2026 15:49

Me too.

Dutchhouse14 · 22/03/2026 15:48

Ive given up!

DirtyGertiefromno30 · 22/03/2026 15:42

It's awful. I am finding posting very difficult

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 22/03/2026 14:25

Thought it was fixed earlier, but no.

Dutchhouse14 · 21/03/2026 22:43

Post button only visible 1st line

Dutchhouse14 · 21/03/2026 22:42

Me too

spiderlight · 21/03/2026 17:01

Still not fixed for me either, sorry.

MyNextDoorNeighbourVotesReform · 21/03/2026 07:06

It's seriously annoying and makes me angry 😊

canuckup · 20/03/2026 16:34

Just to add, it isn't a problem in any other app I e. I can place the cursor and edit

canuckup · 20/03/2026 16:33

Same thing here

Massively annoying

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 20/03/2026 15:33

Hohofortherobbers · 19/03/2026 18:51

Testing testing, nope, still can't move the cursor back to correct a typo

Me neither. Just on mn though.

Hohofortherobbers · 19/03/2026 18:51

Testing testing, nope, still can't move the cursor back to correct a typo

MNHQ
KellyMumsnet · 18/03/2026 10:15

Morning everyone. We think we've managed to recreat this issue and are working on a fix right now. We'll update as soon as there's any news.

MyNextDoorNeighbourVotesReform · 17/03/2026 00:59

Yup. Still an issue. Drives me nuts

BaronessBomburst · 17/03/2026 00:56

I've stopped posting on some threads as I couldn't be bothered to retype a long message to correct a spelling or grammar mistake.
It's still a problem.

Hohofortherobbers · 16/03/2026 21:51

I can't see an update available on Google play for mumsnet. This is really frustrating problem

Meredusoleil · 15/03/2026 15:07

PoemsForTea · 15/03/2026 13:06

Its now unusable for anything over a couple of sentences and uneditable

Exactly this.

PoemsForTea · 15/03/2026 13:06

Its now unusable for anything over a couple of sentences and uneditable

Meredusoleil · 15/03/2026 13:04

gettinghappy · 15/03/2026 12:56

I'm still having problems today

Me too. Don't think anything is fixed.

gettinghappy · 15/03/2026 12:56

I'm still having problems today

BiscoffCheesecakes · 15/03/2026 12:42

I have this issue this morning. Doesn't work if I try to edit either

Cricketashes · 14/03/2026 22:01

Yes I have this issue too

Original poster
ThreshingCorn · 14/03/2026 21:40

I've realised as a workaround, if I hold down the space bar and slide along it, I can move the curser back to edit previous words in the sentence. Not quite as easy as just pressing where I want to edit - but better than nothing.

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Original poster
ThreshingCorn · 14/03/2026 21:38

BeckyAMumsnet · 14/03/2026 13:26

Hello @ThreshingCorn can we check if this is still happening? We released a fix for the app. Please check for updates in your app store.

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately it's still a problem. It's not a huge problem, but it didn't happen before the app update on the 12th March, so I think that update caused this other very small bug.

OP posts:
Meredusoleil · 14/03/2026 21:23

Me too!