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Choice selection too big on mobile

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Posted on by Jensen

I have several SharePoint choice data fields in my app and when using PowerApps on the computer, the choice dropdown functions correctly as seen below:

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However, the same function on Android or iOS fills up the entire screen with the choice dropdown:

I've tried playing around with the width, locking and unlocking the aspect ratio, and searching all over for people running into a similar issue but haven't gotten anywhere. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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PaulD1 2,914 on at

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I believe this is 'by design'.

Combo boxes take up the whole screen on mobile as there needs to be room for the on-screen keyboard.

I suspect if a drop down has more than a certain number of options (causing it to scroll) it goes to the whole screen mode.

If you only have a few options it seems (for me) to appear on screen in the same way as the web player.

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Jensen 32 on at

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In my case, I get the same results regardless of how many choices are available (including those with as few as two).

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PaulD1 2,914 on at

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Just checking, is the control a drop down, or is it a combo box with Allow searching turned off?

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Jensen 32 on at

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It's a combo box with allow searching turned off.

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PaulD1 2,914 on at

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Ah, OK. Change to a drop down of you don't want it to go full screen.

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Jensen 32 on at

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I'll give that a shot. How exactly do I go about doing that?

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PaulD1 2,914 on at

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You'll need to add a Drop Down control, set the items property the same as your Combo Box and in the Advanced Properties, choose the field you want to display.

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Jensen 32 on at

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@PaulD1 Thanks for the help so far, really appreciate it!

I tried the dropdowns and while that solves one problem, it feels like it some others. I can't add a dropdown control within the format of the "editform" amongst the data cards that are coming out of SharePoint. I think I'd have to redesign the whole form to implement these. I also ran into some issues with the displayed values but haven't spent too much time on that part yet.

Is there any other way to do this? If not, I might have to request a feature or something.

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