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I am using the Fluent UI PeoplePicker (Creator Kit) in my canvas app and have written some code (link given) to reset the component. The functionality works as expected in edit mode, but not in play mode. I am using o365 connector in Suggestion-Items property.
Because of this one bug, app is not deployed in prod.

Please let me know if anyone has faced the same issue and can suggest a solution.

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Vish WR 2,827 on at

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Instead of using Reset(), force the picker to refresh by changing a variable.

Create a variable like varResetPicker and Toggle it

Set(varResetPicker, true);
Set(varResetPicker, false);

Then bind that variable into the PeoplePicker (for example in its key/default logic). This forces the control to re-render and clears the selection properly in play mode.

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Yes — this is a known issue with the Creator Kit PeoplePicker control in Microsoft Power Apps. Many developers see the reset logic work correctly in Studio/Edit

mode but fail in Play or Published mode, especially when the control uses the Office 365 Users connector in the Suggestions_Items property.

The root cause is that the Creator Kit PeoplePicker is a PCF control, and in runtime its internal state is not always fully refreshed when using normal reset-variable

techniques.

The most reliable fix is to completely recreate the control instance instead of trying to reset it directly.

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@Vish WR
Yes, I followed the same approach as described by you (same solution was given by GEMINI). However, it was working in Edit mode but not in Play mode.

Eventually, I resolved the issue through trial and error by setting the variable Set(varResetPicker, false); at a different point instead of immediately.

Thank you very much for the responding.
Happy coding !!

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