Canva Mobile App Triggers Text Edit Mode Instead of Moving Elements
Canva mobile users report that attempting to drag elements accidentally triggers the text editing mode instead. This makes precise layout work frustratingly unreliable on mobile. The issue is a touch interaction disambiguation problem common to complex design tools on small screens.
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