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[Bug]: Android tablet category select broken

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#6401 opened on Dec 14, 2025

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Description

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

What happened?

This bug popped up on the last two releases for me, prior to that category selection worked fine. I'm self hosting v25.12.0 client and server at the time of this bug creation. The issue is present when Desktop site is checked or unchecked.

The category can't be selected unless the search result has only one item, otherwise only the first item in the array is selected.

Tablet: TCL Nxtpaper 11 plus Android: 15; 9469X Build/AP3A.240905.015.A2 Security patch: October 5, 2025 TCL UI: 8.0.1REA Chrome: Chrome 143.0.7499.109

How can we reproduce the issue?

How can we reproduce the issue?

See attached video file(s).

  1. Search for a category to limit result set.
  2. Select a category that is not the first result.
  3. Category regardless of selection defaults to first item in the array.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d03697d3-5a8e-4b04-beab-69c294da27cb

Bonus Issue: Category can only be selected by long press and will not resolve to anything unless a search term is provided.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/67e87524-d2bd-4e4f-bdea-0026e627a891

Where are you hosting Actual?

Docker

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Operating System

Mobile Device

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Tech stack
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Domain
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Issue type
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DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
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1-3 hours
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75
Research direction
Investigate the category selection component in the Actual codebase. Look for recent changes that might have introduced this bug (last two releases). Focus on touch event handling for mobile/tablet devices. Check if there is a difference between mouse click and touch events in the category select dropdown. Also note that the issue mentions long press as a workaround; this suggests a gesture conflict.