# Data Viewer table filter with variable not working on android

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-table-filter-with-variable-not-working-on-android/3873437>\
**Category:** Issues / Bugs\
**Created:** [May 28, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-table-filter-with-variable-not-working-on-android/3873437 "2025-05-28T07:24:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![trujder\_tellusgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@trujder\_tellusgo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/trujder_tellusgo)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-table-filter-with-variable-not-working-on-android/3873437/1 "2025-05-28T07:24:18Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m putting the final touches on my app (Google Sheets + Thunkable, iOS + Android) and ran into a strange Android-only issue:

Data source: Google Sheets

Filter: update filter block – it should return only rows whose Email column = userEmail (a stored variable set during user sign-in).

Setup: Two Data Viewers on the same screen – one shows future trips, the other past trips; only one is visible at a time.

**What I’ve verified**

userEmail is definitely not empty (I display it in a debug Label just before the filter runs).

If I hard-code (clear text) the e-mail address in the update filter block (instead of the variable), Android does show the rows.  
The same variable is used throughout the app without problems.

**Question**

Why does Android choke on the update filter when I pass join “” stored variable userEmail, while iOS accepts it?

Any workaround or best practice I’m missing?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-table-filter-with-variable-not-working-on-android/3873437/2 "2025-05-28T13:12:02Z")

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Hello @trujder_tellusgo  
As shared on a different support channel it was needed to move the set DVL visible to true above the update filter block.

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