# Unable to select text on Android Chrome

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/unable-to-select-text-on-android-chrome/194>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [September 12, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/unable-to-select-text-on-android-chrome/194 "2019-09-12T15:45:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![pspeter3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pspeter3/32/184_2.png) [@pspeter3](https://community.glideapps.com/u/pspeter3)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/unable-to-select-text-on-android-chrome/194/1 "2019-09-12T15:45:53Z")

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You cannot select text on Android Chrome from the display screen. As a work around, I go into the edit screen.

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**Author:** ![pspeter3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pspeter3/32/184_2.png) [@pspeter3](https://community.glideapps.com/u/pspeter3)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/unable-to-select-text-on-android-chrome/194/2 "2019-09-17T18:06:53Z")

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This seems to be intentional since you have `user-select: none` CSS property. I’m curious why that is the by design though.