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Hi @Filip, thank you for your explanation.

Below are the documented behavior changes in property selection between v0.42.15 and v0.44.8 on Android.

Key Issues

1. Selected properties no longer prioritized

  • v0.42.15: Selected properties automatically floated to the top, always visible without scrolling

  • v0.44.8: Selected properties remain in fixed alphabetical order, forcing users to scroll through the entire list to find active selections

2. Modal display mode removed

  • v0.42.15: Flexible modal—could open as half-screen or full-screen, preserving context of underlying content

  • v0.44.8: Forced full-screen only; users lose visual context of the session they’re tagging

3. Custom ordering bug

  • Drag-and-drop reordering appears to work but does not persist—on reopening the modal, properties revert to an unpredictable order

  • Expected behavior: Two distinct queues (selected properties on top, unselected below), each with persistent manual ordering

Visual Comparison

Feature v0.42.15 :white_check_mark: v0.44.8 :cross_mark:
Selected properties visibility Instant (top of list) Requires scrolling
Modal flexibility Half or full screen Full screen only
Custom order persistence N/A Broken—resets unpredictably
Clear visual separation Yes No

Request

Please restore:

  1. Selected properties prioritized at the top of the list

  2. Optional half-screen modal view

  3. Persistent custom ordering (with two-queue architecture: selected/unselected)
    ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
    │ QUEUE 1: SELECTED │ ← Always at top, sortable among themselves
    │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
    │ │ :one: tag7 (selected 1st) │ │
    │ │ :two: tag6 (selected 2nd) │ │
    │ │ :three: tag3 (selected 3rd) │ │
    │ │ :four: tag2 (selected 4th) │ │
    │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
    │ QUEUE 2: NOT SELECTED │ ← Always below, sortable among themselves
    │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
    │ │ :white_large_square: tag1 (custom order) │ │
    │ │ :white_large_square: tag4 (custom order) │ │
    │ │ :white_large_square: tag5 (custom order) │ │
    │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
    └─────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↑ MANUAL ORDERING PERSISTS
    WITHIN EACH QUEUE

Videos attached demonstrating both versions.