# Google sheets row data identified but update does not work **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues / Bugs\ **Tags:** beginner, google-sheets\ **Created:** [August 17, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909 "2024-08-17T09:07:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shabi2313kgb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@shabi2313kgb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shabi2313kgb)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/1 "2024-08-17T09:07:37Z")
Hi there, iwm new here but great APP! i use google sheets as a DB for a phonebook app. when i click an item in the DataViewer it recognize and present the information, but when i try and update the any field for the relevant contact it is not working thanks in advanced ![Set](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/b/1bfe7ea935e3ceddb549a727cbb9a748ad125894.png) ![Update](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/3/13b9c75759c29ecc65d9f99943a8ab9ecbad7412.png) ---
**Author:** ![brianl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/2 "2024-08-19T18:15:44Z")
After all the updates go through, you will have to use this [refresh data block](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/data-components/data-viewers/data-viewer-grid#block-in-data-viewer-grid-call-refresh-data) to have the data viewer update what is showing. ---
**Author:** ![shabi2313kgb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@shabi2313kgb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shabi2313kgb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/3 "2024-08-20T04:54:59Z")
Hi Thanks for the response Brian but, i cannot refresh the data viewer because it is in a different screen… would realy appritiate if you could take a look… [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/6b185311ed22cb7a55375cea71c608b6](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/6b185311ed22cb7a55375cea71c608b6) ---
**Author:** ![brianl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/4 "2024-08-21T00:39:19Z")
Have you changed out the data source you are using? ---
**Author:** ![shabi2313kgb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@shabi2313kgb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shabi2313kgb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/5 "2024-08-21T14:35:54Z")
I did not, i noticed that the update seems to be happening in a different (“Search”) TAB and not the designated “People” - BUT… it does it for the correct \ relevant iniput ROW that was changes. I cannot share the form… ---
**Author:** ![brianl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/6 "2024-08-21T17:59:29Z")
I checked with our engineering team and as of now, Google Sheets only reads from cached information when the app first starts. When you modify the data in Google Sheets, it will continue to read from the cached information. I would recommend using another data source if you need to update the data source often. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-row-data-identified-but-update-does-not-work/3144909/7 "2024-08-26T12:29:00Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Unable to create new rows in my Google Sheets with some columns containing predefined formulas](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-create-new-rows-in-my-google-sheets-with-some-columns-containing-predefined-formulas/3159378)