# \[Bug\]\[Android\] Date|Time question touch target

**URL:** <https://community.epicollect.net/t/bug-android-date-time-question-touch-target/1306>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/bug-android-date-time-question-touch-target/1306 "2026-10-16T07:55:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![TECNIORIENTE\_ENERGY](https://community.epicollect.net/user_avatar/community.epicollect.net/tecnioriente_energy/32/3572_2.png) [@TECNIORIENTE\_ENERGY](https://community.epicollect.net/u/TECNIORIENTE_ENERGY)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/bug-android-date-time-question-touch-target/1306/1 "2026-10-16T07:55:47Z")

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### Project Name (if applicable, otherwise just type n/a)

INSPECCION PREOPERACIONAL DE VEHICULOS

### Question

Hi Epicollect5 team,

We are experiencing a UI / touch target issue with the Date question field in the Epicollect5 Android app across multiple devices and projects over the last few days.

Issue Description:  
When opening a form containing a Date field (format dd/MM/YYYY), tapping on the main area or left side of the d/mm/aaaa input box does not launch the date picker calendar dialog. The field appears completely frozen/unresponsive.

Current Finding / Workaround:  
After troubleshooting, we noticed that the calendar picker ONLY triggers when tapping a very small region on the far right of the input box, right next to the “X” (clear) button.

System Details:

App: Epicollect5 for Android

OS: Android (tested on multiple devices)

Question Type: Date (dd/MM/YYYY)

Occurring since: ~5 days ago across all users in our organization

It seems a recent update (possibly Android System WebView or an app build) shifted or shrunk the click target/hitbox for triggering the date selector modal.

Attached is a screenshot of the issue. Could you please look into this and release a patch for the touch event alignment?

Thank you!

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### I confirm I have tried asking the same question to Perplexity AI with the tag #epicollect5, but it did not help.

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**Author:** ![Epicollect5](https://community.epicollect.net/user_avatar/community.epicollect.net/epicollect5/32/2653_2.png) [@Epicollect5](https://community.epicollect.net/u/Epicollect5)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.epicollect.net/t/bug-android-date-time-question-touch-target/1306/2 "2026-10-16T08:00:05Z")

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Hi, thank you for reporting this (there is no screenshot but the issue is known anyway)

This is not specific to your project. It is caused by a recent upstream change in Chromium / Android System WebView to the native control: tapping the main / left side of the field no longer opens the calendar, only a small tap target on the far right next to the X does.

> **[Chromium](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/567232773)**

Workaround for now: tap the far right edge of the date field to open the picker.

We are shipping a fix in the next app update so tapping anywhere on the date field programmatically opens the picker again, restoring the previous behaviour.

Thanks again for flagging it.