Spell Check no longer working on classic text input controls

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Posted on by Bella H

Hi all,

Have there been any issues or changes to the spell check function on classic text input controls?

We've had feedback from our users that the spell check in one of our Power Apps has recently stopped working.

I've confirmed that EnableSpellCheck is set to true on the controls in question, but when I test it myself, the spell check does not seem to be working.

I've also created a dummy app to test this, and tested it in both Edge and Chrome browsers, and this also does not work (see attached screenshot)

Thanks in advance

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MS.Ragavendar 6,181 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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@Bella H,

Power Apps does not have inbuilt spell checker service or framework. Power Apps use the spell check of your browser. If spell check is not enabled in browser, it won’t work.

Microsoft Link : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-text-input

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Bella H 6 on at

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Thanks @MS.Ragavendar I enabled spell check on Microsoft Edge and this seemed to work.

Can I ask how this applies to the Power Apps mobile app? Most of the users who raised the issue would be using the app on an Android phone or tablet.

Does this mean they need to turn spell check on in the device settings?

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@Bella H,

There is no offline capabilities for this feature, Power-apps using the services of the browser / device feature.

Enable spell check, Android device:

Go to Settings.

Tap System > Languages & input > Advanced. ...

Tap Spell checker.

Turn the Use spell checker toggle switch on or off.

I haven't tried on the mobile device, mostly all the apps which we have target device as desktop/laptop.

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