Ug Report: 'Sensitive data' feature is not masking input in Form views

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Hello AppSheet Team,

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I would like to report a potential bug regarding the “Sensitive data” feature. When

I enable the “Sensitive data” option for a ‘Text’ column, the input is not being masked with dots (•••••••) in any Form view. The text remains visible as plain text. **Steps to Reproduce:** 1. Create any table with a column of type ‘Text’. 2. In the column’s settings, expand “Other Properties” and enable the “Sensitive data” option. 3. Create a ‘Form’ view for this table. 4. Open the form to add a new entry. 5. Type any text into the field that has “Sensitive data” enabled. **Expected Result:** The input text should be masked and appear as •••••••. **Actual Result:** The input text remains visible as plain text. I have confirmed this issue occurs in both User Settings forms and forms for regular data tables. The problem persists in both the editor’s live preview and on my actual mobile device after performing a full save and sync. This suggests it might be a platform bug. Could you please look into this issue? Thank you for your time.

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AppSheet has never had an input masking feature. You would do well to find an AI tool that knows more about AppSheet and doesn’t hallucinate.

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Thanks for flagging it. Right now, the “Sensitive data” property in AppSheet only marks a column as containing PII for compliance and backend handling (like in audit logs and API responses). It doesn’t actually mask or obfuscate the value in Form views—that’s expected behavior, not a true “password field.”

If you need input masking (••••• style), the workaround is to set the column type to Password instead of Text. That will mask characters during entry.

So in short: Sensitive data = classification, Password type = masking. If you think the Sensitive flag should also mask values, it’s worth submitting it as a feature request through the AppSheet support/idea channels.

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There is no such thing.

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Wow, the AI responses are spreading and getting out of hand lately ……..

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