# Why won't this code work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues / Bugs\ **Created:** [December 17, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-wont-this-code-work/4108086 "2025-12-17T20:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wakangariolanaig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wakangariolanaig](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wakangariolanaig)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-wont-this-code-work/4108086/1 "2025-12-17T20:02:06Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/7/b7cef10ecdc3688fd7eb55de66cc9640740d8470.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/3/2365e8aaa4e264bbdf97fb05fa806e51fa2235e5.png) This is my code, but the buttons don’t work in live testing on any phones. However, they will work on the computer’s preview and navigate the screens. ---
**Author:** ![Van\_antics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Van\_antics](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Van_antics)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-wont-this-code-work/4108086/2 "2025-12-17T22:29:09Z")
I don’t know, to be honest but I wouldn’t use special characters in screen names, only you see them and a wait block is not needed in less you are intending for a wait Question do you have them buttons in side of a layout. may be ifso take them out of the layout and see how Intractable in a .apk ---
**Author:** ![wakangariolanaig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wakangariolanaig](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wakangariolanaig)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-wont-this-code-work/4108086/3 "2025-12-31T17:13:01Z")
Thank you btw​:ok\_hand:👍