# Android app: Editing a copy always required for every file

**URL:** <https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/android-app-editing-a-copy-always-required-for-every-file/2242>\
**Category:** Calc\
**Created:** [December 10, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/android-app-editing-a-copy-always-required-for-every-file/2242 "2023-12-10T10:35:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Tex](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Tex)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/android-app-editing-a-copy-always-required-for-every-file/2242/2 "2023-12-14T04:49:06Z")

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Hey @Aline, welcome to the forum + thanks for the questions. 🙂

> [@Aline](#):
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> **(version 21.11.6.1** on my phone, and version 23.05.5.2 on my tablet).

Definitely update your phone to the latest version.

21.11 was ancient, and a ton of things have been fixed since then.

> [@Aline](#):
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> I’m using the Collabora Office app on Android to edit ods spreadsheets […]
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> Every time I open a spreadsheet, it opens in read-only, and I am forced to create a copy every single time.
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> Tapping the blue button with the pen triggers a popup stating that the document is read-only […]
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> How do I open a file and edit it without having to create a copy each time?

Hmmm, well, that’s definitely not normal.

Q1. And same thing happens in both your devices?

Q2. Can you give a little more info on:

- What exact devices are they?
  - What OS versions?

- The **3-line menu \> About** info from Collabora app.

Q3. And is this a problem with ALL your documents? Or only old ODS files you’ve carried over from other versions?

> [@Aline](#):
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> (it’s not read-only at system level)

Q4. Where are you saving this copy file to? Do you know which folder?

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