# Inverted Placeholder in TextInput (Android)

**URL:** <https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421 "2017-10-26T14:35:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Cristian\_Karmy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/cristian_karmy/32/480_2.png) [@Cristian\_Karmy](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/Cristian_Karmy)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421/1 "2017-10-26T14:35:47Z")

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Fuse 1.3.0 14520 - Macosx Sierra 10.12.6 - Android 7.0 (Samsung s8+)

On my Android device the password placeholder have a inverted behavior. I reproduce the error and here:

on preview work fine (no focus vs focus `Input`):

 ![file](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/fuse-legacy-forum-assets/mFwoiYou98tJ-image-1509028490586.jpg)

on my S8+ (no focus vs focus `Input`):

 ![file](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/fuse-legacy-forum-assets/Hdz6UZoAXiOC-image-1509028497706.jpg)

```auto
<App Background="Red">	
	<TextInput ux:Name="_textInputCore" ux:Class="MyInput" PlaceholderColor="#fff" TextColor="#fff" CaretColor="#fff" Padding="10,10,0,10">
		<WhilePressed>
	      <GiveFocus Target="_textInputCore" />
	    </WhilePressed>
	    
	    <WhileFocused>
	        <Change Target="textInputRectangleColor.Width" Value="100%" Duration="0.5" Easing="CubicInOut" />
	        <Change Target="_textInputCore.PlaceholderColor" Value="#ddd" Duration="0.5" Easing="CubicInOut" />
	    </WhileFocused>
	    
	    <Rectangle CornerRadius="100" Height="2." Width="0%" ux:Name="textInputRectangleColor" Offset="0,10" Alignment="Bottom" >
	        <SolidColor Color="#6861c1" />
	    </Rectangle>
	    
	    <Rectangle CornerRadius="100" Width="100%" Height="2." Offset="0,10" Alignment="Bottom" >
	        <SolidColor Color="#fff" />
	    </Rectangle>
	</TextInput>

	<Panel Height="50">
		<MyInput Margin="0,10,0,0" IsPassword="true" PlaceholderText="Password" />
	</Panel>
</App>

```

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**Author:** ![petterroea](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/petterroea/32/438_2.png) [@petterroea](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/petterroea)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421/2 "2017-10-26T17:58:43Z")

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I managed to get the same result on my Huawei P10 (Android 7.0)

If i understand the issue correctly, you are reporting that the placeholder text has carets(the star-symbols), correct?

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**Author:** ![Cristian\_Karmy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/cristian_karmy/32/480_2.png) [@Cristian\_Karmy](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/Cristian_Karmy)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421/3 "2017-10-26T19:16:07Z")

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yes, the placeholder text has carets(the star-symbols) but only when is unfocus

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**Author:** ![petterroea](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/petterroea/32/438_2.png) [@petterroea](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/petterroea)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421/4 "2017-10-30T18:01:38Z")

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Alright, that’s pretty interresting. I created a ticket for it, thanks!

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**Author:** ![kusma](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/kusma/32/595_2.png) [@kusma](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/kusma)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/inverted-placeholder-in-textinput-android/6421/5 "2017-10-30T19:55:55Z")

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This was actually already fixed for 1.4, which should be available for pre-release testing soon