UPDATE: CAN'T Fix? : Formula Bar Now at Bottom of Excel (for Android) Screen

Anonymous
2022-01-15T19:25:31+00:00

Happy 2022!

A couple days ago, I opened a spreadsheet (that I update, daily), & discovered that the Formula Bar had moved to the bottom of my screen. It still does what it's supposed to, but this positioning makes life difficult in multiple ways (details below).

I can't find an update to the Excel app, or Android OS, that seems recent enough to be responsible, though the Excel screen did seem to become set, approx the same time, to match phone's day/night color schemes.

I can't find any mention, or images – online, on Microsoft.com, in tech pubs/blogs, or community forums – of this behavior, or of any way to move the Formula Bar.

Can anyone provide insight into what happened, or how to fix it?

NOTE : System + app versions follow screenshot, along with "difficulties caused" – mentioned above.

Many thanks for any solution(s?) &/or insights❗

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UPDATE: This morning [22-May'22], I opened Excel, on my Android phone, & MS "asked" whether I've enjoyed the "Updated Feature: …Has your editing experience become easier having the Formula Bar at the bottom?" {see add'l att}

BINGO ❗ IT'S A FEATURE, NOT A BUG

[Does not explain why an MS rep would request info, trying to replicate the "Feature"]

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PHONE : Samsung Galaxy S21 (5G)

OS : Android version 12 

  : One UI version 4.0

  : Android security patch 1-December'21

EXCEL (for Android) : V 1.0.1 (16.0.14729.20146)

PROBLEMS

• Decades of Excel habits, using Formula Bar at top.

• Pop-ups, while typing (suggestions, option selection, etc.), display on top of toolbar, making click/select errors – that clear all content from formula/data entry field – inevitable.

• Enlarging the Formula Bar covers bottom (typically more important) rows of spreadsheet, + makes them trickier to access.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Android

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-26T06:08:57+00:00

    I repeat. If you have a problem with this (dis)"improvement" you have to submit a feedback to MS to get them to undo it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-19T02:38:15+00:00

    Same problem as well. S21+

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-19T03:47:50+00:00

    Since there are now 3 people reporting the same new & (dis)"improved" "feature" I suspect it is MS playing silly bug**s with Excel Android.

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    They are doing similar stuff in Office on Windows 11, but not as drastic.

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    I strongly suggest you (all 3) send a feedback to MS complaining about this (dis)"improvement".

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    Feedback Hub

    The “Answers” forum / community is “staffed” mostly by users like yourself, unpaid volunteers. This forum is intended more for “How to do something in application A” type questions. We sometimes can provide work-arounds for problems, but we can’t do anything about underlying problem. If the forum can’t solve your question you need to talk directly to MS, you need to submit a “Feedback” to MS.
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    For a couple of years now MS has had a "feedback" process that allows users submit bug reports / problems, suggestions and new feature requests directly to MS developers and managers. You can submit feedbacks from within many MS apps, or you can use the Win10 “Feedback Hub” app. This article describes the different ways you can submit Feedback to MS:
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/microsoft-feedback-process/6f850368-8c86-481d-a207-d95b265c4be4
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    There is also a new web based “Feedback Portal” in development. It is still labelled “Preview”. It provides functionality similar to the feedback hub. Access to feedbacks submitted in 34 categories.
    https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/

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    As users we are unpaid quality control testers, we identify bugs, they pick which feedbacks they will work on, and when they will release them, for testing by Insiders and to general public.
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    But don't "expect" anything like feedback about your feedback back from MS.
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    MS will make fixes and changes on their own schedule.
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    They will not provide much, if any, advance notice of what they are working on and/or when it will be released.
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    Hint : get a “share” link to your feedback (may take a couple of minutes to process the initial submission of the feedback) and post the link back to this question. That way if someone finds this question they will be able to link directly to your feedback so they can vote for it and add their comments. The more feedback on a subject, the more likely it is to be acted on.

    i.e.

    "Feedback" suggesting that they create a "Support / Support" category in the feedback app to collect complaints about poor service in MS Support: https://aka.ms/AAdyeq0
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    PS: also be publicly vocal about your complaints.  Post on social media

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-01-19T07:48:14+00:00

    Hi all,

    Thanks for sharing updates with us and I really appreciate your effort and your precious time doing those tests. First, please accept my apologize you meet such an issue and I understand it effort on your daily work.

    We would like to make a summary here so that all the members impacted can find the information easily :

    Issue Description:

    Formula Bar not in the right place now

    Environment:

    Excel for android

    Suggestion:

    We have tested we find that the issue can not be reproduced.

    To report this issue via Excel for androidr, to related team so that they can get notice about it. It’s the best way to report to related team and we are sure it will speed up this process. Your advice is very important to us. Refer to this article: How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office?

    Latest Update:

    We will also let you know as soon as possible if there are any updates to this issue

    Best Regards

    Tin

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-01-16T07:24:43+00:00

    Hi Kiel.A：

    Thanks for your feedback and screenshots .

    No similar problems occurred in our tests.

    Please try resetting your Excel application to see if this can be fixed. Go to Setting->Reset.

    If the problem persists, I would like to know if creating a new workbook will still cause the problem.

    Best regards,

    Tin

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