So, I log an issue, to which after over a year you finally reply.
I work in software testing and can tell you, your testing of such fixes ( as suggested on #MCPE-6917), is not valid as the tablets and OS differ.
In the case of the three tablets in our house, your suggested fix does not work.
Given your inability to reintroduce a splendid feature that WAS present, I can only offer advice that you maybe need to employ developers that know what they are doing.
Also, the workflow of your bugs does not give scope for an issue you think will be rectified, to be reopened. This will then cause another bug to be logged, for the exact Same issue; which will undoubtedly open for another year before someone looks at it.
I am very sorry that you failed to attempt to contact me before closing the issue, as you would have then been in a position to attempt debugging (you may need to research that word).