topic Re: Android Oreo Smart Text Selection not working in XZ Series

Android Oreo Smart Text Selection not working

NunoSEN2 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:55:10 GMT

I found out that I just can't get the Smart Text Selection of Android Oreo to work, I have selected all kind of texts (phone numbers, names, adresses, web sites, emails) but I am never given the option of a shortcut to a relevant app.

Can this be because my system language is Portuguese, or is this another bug of the Oreo update?

Anyone facing the same issue?

Another thing that I found out is that the magnifying glass that apeared when long pressing the cursor on a text is gone, did we loose it with the Oreo update?

Re: Android Oreo Smart Text Selection not working

Uliwooly — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 23:50:02 GMT

@NunoSEN2

You might want to clear the app data

you can test this > open chrome > open a website > select part of a text > you will get a Google bar at the bottom > you have to allow it

Touch to search sends the selected word and the current page as a context to Google Search. You can turn it off in Settings.

NO THANKS ALLOW

Re: Android Oreo Smart Text Selection not working

NunoSEN2 — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:07:55 GMT

@uliwooly;

What app shall I clear the data from? I think The Smart Text Selection is a function of the Android system.

Also the thing you told me to test works ok, but that is not the Smart Text Selection.

Re: Android Oreo Smart Text Selection not working

Uliwooly — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:25:46 GMT

@NunoSEN2

You are right, that was just Google Search not Smart Text Selection, I'll look into it .

Re: Android Oreo Smart Text Selection not working

NunoSEN2 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:51:10 GMT

Update;

I can confirm that after the today update (47.1.A.12.34) the Smart Text Selection function of Oreo is now working.