Apple
Spotlight Category Selection Options Disappear Upon Typing
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 15, 2026
Impact: once you start typing this DISAPPEARS and you can't get it back
From the original report
“In fact Spotlight now has a whole bunch of baffling UI behaviors that I haven't seen before. You can initially select whether you're searching files or a few other things, but once you start typing this DISAPPEARS and you can't get it back”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 15, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author personally describes encountering unexpected UI behavior in Apple's Spotlight search where category selection disappears upon typing and cannot be restored.
CleanApp AI summary
Spotlight Category Selection Options Disappear Upon Typing: User reports that initial category selection options in Spotlight vanish immediately after typing begins and cannot be retrieved, causing confusing UI friction.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_z7ecnYSoV-VUDDVp3cWQKw