Search field

[phillip3531]

When I edit my search I delete letters in the search field mid centence or mid word the letter is erased then the cursor goes to the end of the line this is annoying when I'm editing several letters or words in my search is this normal or is there a setting I can change if so where can I find this setting.

[ccla3379]

This seems to be a bug on the app.  I don't think there is a way to avoid it. 

Hopefully they will deliver a fix in the New Year.  In the meantime I'd use the browser for searching as this seems to behave more like one might hope.   

Quite how such fundamental bugs get onto the live system is a mystery.

[phillip3531]

Thank you for confirming that my wife said the same thing. 👍

Sent from Outlook for Android<>

[tekhieshop]

Yeah it's been happening a week or so, it's very annoying. Guess they need to fix and release an update

[ajs6811]

Phew thought my tablet had gone on the blink then it did it the same on my phone. Let's hope it gets fixed soon, so annoying

[cyclingjason090]

I've just noticed this too, along with the missing predictive text at the top of my phone keyboard meaning you have to type out the whole phrase that you want to search for 

[mark_weatherill]

I have noticed this strange cursor behaviour, and also the fact that the search field seems to have become very laggy and even misses characters if I go too fast.

I expect this is an attempt at analysing user search terms on-the-fly in an attempt to improve results, with unintended consequences.

[ccla3379]

Others probably know this but I learned today the eBay app supports 'Shake to Report' ... assuming the device has the sensors and they are enabled then while the app is active then a shake should provide the option to report a technical problem with the app.

I presume the UX model is based on the idea of throwing your phone at the wall in frustration .. something I can entirely empathise with.