Canva Mobile App Cannot Add Text to Design Elements
Users report that adding text to boxes on Canva's mobile app is non-functional, making the tool unusable for basic design tasks on mobile. The frustration signals a quality regression in a high-usage product. Not a market gap — requires Canva to fix.
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