[Bug] Editor will not scroll on Android when inside a ScrollView

[eddieyanez]

Description

Editor will not scroll on Android when inside a ScrollView. This is a critical issue for us because it prevents users from send large texts as they cannot edit them in the app. Users have reportedly uninstalled the app and downloaded a competitor as a result.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a Xamarin forms solution e.g. Flyout App.
2. Replace the content of the About page with:

<Grid RowDefinitions="*,*">
    <Editor />

    <ScrollView Grid.Row="1">
        <Editor/>
    </ScrollView>
</Grid>

3. Run the app on Android
4. Type text into both Editors with lots of new lines so that the number of lines exceed the height of the component.
5. The bottom Editor cannot be scrolled, whereas the top editor can.

Expected Behavior

That an Editor placed inside a ScrollView on Android scrolls its text inside the component, much like on iOS.

Actual Behavior

An Editor placed inside a ScrollView on Android does not scroll its text inside the component, much like on iOS.

Basic Information

• Version with issue: Latest
• Last known good version: N/A
• Platform Target Frameworks:
  • iOS: N/A
  • Android: Latest
  • UWP: N/A
• Android Support Library / AndroidX Version: N/A
• NuGet Packages: Packaged installed with boilerplate solution type Flyout App.
• Affected Devices: Android.

Environment

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Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 for Mac Preview
Version 17.6 Preview (17.6 build 402)
Installation UUID: 62be46af-fed4-4e1c-a18f-f9d6fafdb800

Runtime
.NET 7.0.1 (64-bit)
Architecture: Arm64
Microsoft.macOS.Sdk 13.1.1007; git-rev-head:8afca776a0a96613dfb7200e0917bb57f9ed5583; git-branch:release/7.0.1xx-xcode14.2

Roslyn (Language Service)
4.5.0-3.23056.2+97881342e427ff5cdcba8f12b12ff8e6f3564431

NuGet
Version: 6.4.0.117

.NET SDK (Arm64)
SDK: /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/7.0.201/Sdks
SDK Versions:
	7.0.201
	7.0.200
	7.0.103
	7.0.102
	7.0.101
	7.0.100
	6.0.406
	6.0.405
	6.0.404
	6.0.403
	6.0.402
	6.0.401
	6.0.400
	6.0.302
	6.0.301
MSBuild SDKs: /Applications/Visual Studio (Preview).app/Contents/MonoBundle/MSBuild/Current/bin/Sdks

.NET SDK (x64)
SDK Versions:
	5.0.408
	3.1.426
	3.1.425
	3.1.424
	3.1.423
	3.1.422
	3.1.421
	3.1.420

.NET Runtime (Arm64)
Runtime: /usr/local/share/dotnet/dotnet
Runtime Versions:
	7.0.3
	7.0.2
	7.0.1
	7.0.0
	6.0.14
	6.0.13
	6.0.12
	6.0.11
	6.0.10
	6.0.9
	6.0.8
	6.0.7
	6.0.6

.NET Runtime (x64)
Runtime: /usr/local/share/dotnet/x64/dotnet
Runtime Versions:
	5.0.17
	3.1.32
	3.1.31
	3.1.30
	3.1.29
	3.1.28
	3.1.27
	3.1.26

Xamarin.Profiler
Version: 1.8.0.49
Location: /Applications/Xamarin Profiler.app/Contents/MacOS/Xamarin Profiler

Updater
Version: 11

Apple Developer Tools
Xcode: 14.2 21534
Build: 14C18

Xamarin.Mac
Version: 9.1.0.2 Visual Studio Enterprise
Hash: 956a059ba
Branch: xcode14.2
Build date: 2022-12-15 06:15:43-0500

Xamarin.iOS
Version: 16.2.0.2 Visual Studio Enterprise
Hash: 956a059ba
Branch: xcode14.2
Build date: 2022-12-15 06:15:44-0500

Xamarin Designer
Version: 17.6.0.17
Hash: 0180199186
Branch: remotes/origin/main
Build date: 2023-02-13 22:38:37 UTC

Xamarin.Android
Version: 13.2.0.6 (Visual Studio Enterprise)
Commit: xamarin-android/d17-5/a200af1
Android SDK: /Users/eyanez/Library/Developer/Xamarin/android-sdk-macosx
	Supported Android versions:
		12.0 (API level 31)
		8.1  (API level 27)
		11.0 (API level 30)
		10.0 (API level 29)
		13.0 (API level 33)

SDK Command-line Tools Version: 7.0
SDK Platform Tools Version: 33.0.3
SDK Build Tools Version: 33.0.0

Build Information: 
Mono: 6dd9def
Java.Interop: xamarin/java.interop/d17-5@149d70fe
SQLite: xamarin/sqlite/3.40.1@68c69d8
Xamarin.Android Tools: xamarin/xamarin-android-tools/d17-5@9f02d77

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK
Java SDK: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/microsoft-11.jdk
11.0.16.1
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

Eclipse Temurin JDK
Java SDK: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-8.jdk
1.8.0.302
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

Android SDK Manager
Version: 17.6.0.7
Hash: 466abb5
Branch: remotes/origin/main~1
Build date: 2023-02-13 22:38:42 UTC

Android Device Manager
Version: 0.0.0.1246
Hash: 0dd943a
Branch: main~1
Build date: 2023-02-13 22:38:42 UTC

Build Information
Release ID: 1706000402
Git revision: b0c291c78f94c725a2270217416e45dc810f5b26
Build date: 2023-02-13 22:36:42+00
Build branch: release-17.6
Build lane: release-17.6

Operating System
Mac OS X 13.2.1
Darwin 22.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 22.3.0
    Mon Jan 30 20:38:37 PST 2023
    root:xnu-8792.81.3~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64

Enabled user installed extensions
Multilingual Extension 2.0.10

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[eddieyanez]

@jfversluis, is this the right repo to report Xamarin.Forms issues or is MS no longer addressing community reported bugs? It looks like there was no interaction from the team since Jan 25 ~2 months ago.

[xusan]

@eddieyanez I'm also getting this issue. Were you able to find a workaround?

[eddieyanez]

I'm sorry @xusan, I've not seen this notification come through.

My workaround was to add an edit button on Android only that overlays the UI with a separate editor almost like a popup (but is just higher up in the Grid hierarchy outside of the scroll). I hope this helps!