Questions tagged [mobile-safari]
For questions about site appearance and functionality on the mobile version of Safari.
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iPhone push notifications
What are the current methods to get push notifications on the iPhone?
I am looking for something that would display a badge or a banner on the iPhone when someone posts an answer to my question or a ...
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The delete button doesn’t wait for confirmation on iOS
On iOS (Safari iOS 16.5), when I vote to delete a question or answer, an alert appears asking if I’m sure. However, the page refreshes out from under the alert, and the vote is recorded — in some ...
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"Review your question" button not working on iOS 15
For the past few days I have been unable to submit questions from the SE mobile site on an iPhone 7 running iOS 15.6.1. I can write the question title and body without issue, but nothing happens when ...
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Text sorting layout on “answers” is broken on mobile
Just notice how the formatting is off in the middle where you can choose to sort by tab group.
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How can I force the site to never come up in the old mobile view?
Ever since the new view was pushed to the /questions pages, those pages have started randomly coming up in the old deprecated mobile view on various sites I visit, forcing me to constantly have to ...
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Visual bug when flagging comments
I was flagging some "no longer needed" comments on a migrated question and in some circumstances which I haven't been able to narrow down an extraneous red flag was showing on a comment ...
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Can’t access entire API docs menu on mobile
This is what I see at 100% (pinched out) after expanding the menu on one of the API documentation pages:
In addition to it not being fully responsive (due to the “Try it” box lower on the page), I ...
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Can’t “request desktop” in mobile Safari [closed]
Whenever I tap on “request desktop site” in mobile Safari it just reloads the current page but doesn’t switch to the full site.
(I don’t use any other mobile browsers so I don’t know if any others ...
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App lists cut off on Stack Apps on mobile with desktop view
I am on iOS Safari and I can’t horizontally scroll and see everything on Stack Apps:
As you can see, this means that I can only read part of the description.
This happens on any page that lists ...
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“Copy link” button doesn’t work in responsive mobile Safari
A recent update added a “copy link” button when the share menu is open on posts. However, in the responsive site on mobile Safari, this button doesn’t work. This could be fixed if a different method ...
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'Add Another Answer' button lacks styling in Safari on iOS
When viewing the website in full site mode in Safari on iOS, some of the buttons lack the new styling. I've already reported a few instances occurring in the new flag dashboard: 'Undelete post'...
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'Convert to edit' option in mod menu looks weird on mobile
The 'convert to edit' option in the mod menu for answers looks ... weird ... when viewed in Safari on an iPhone. The font size is much smaller than the other options:
Note that the other disabled ...
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Narrow moderator nomination [closed]
On Safari in portrait on my iPhone SE, the first moderator nomination is too narrow and is also pushed off the screen at the bottom. I have only seen this with the first nomination on Arqade, but I’m ...
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Search box on advice page missing on mobile web
It’s pretty simple: compare this page using desktop view with the screenshots below of the mobile version:
What Shog calls the “most important part” of the page is missing: the search bar. Also, ...
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Unicode phi characters inconsistent between body and preview and across platforms
The various Unicode characters for phi (Φ or φ or ϕ) display inconsistently between body and preview in Google Chrome.
In particular, φ &phi and ϕ ϕ display reversed. It's obviously ...
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Comment upvotes and flags don't work when reviewing on mobile
Normally, when I browse a site in desktop mode on my iPhone, I can tap a comment and the upvote and flag options will appear:
However, this doesn't work when reviewing from mobile. I can tap or long-...
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Typing "i" in search box opens inbox on mobile [duplicate]
I find myself unable to type the letter i in the search box here or meta.SE in the mobile view, because as soon as I do, the "supercollider" inbox opens.
I have keyboard shortcuts enabled in ...
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Mod dashboard (account info) empty when viewed on iPhone
The Mod dashboard with extended account information doesn't work when viewed in Safari on an iPhone 7 Plus (iOS 10.3.2). It just shows an empty page, e.g. for this suspicious user:
It seems the ...
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Apple Pencil inconsistently registers taps in mobile chat on iPad with Safari
When tapping the new mobile chat UI with the Apple Pencil on the new iPad Pro 12.9" on Safari, Apple Pencil appears to register a UI event that the mobile chat interface isn't expecting, because in ...
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Newsletter ads are misformatted in iPad Safari
A screenshot for your consideration:
This is in Safari on an iPad running iOS 10.3. It's happening on all sites I've visited so far to spot-check, including some beta SE sites and some SE sites with ...
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Text spacing off on when viewing a user's suggestion history in their profile
There should be more space between "on" and the tag wiki link:
Device: iPhone 6
OS Version: Version 10.2 (Build 14C92)
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Chat message disappears after edit and reload on mobile
On mobile chat, a message disappears (only on mobile, apparently still visible on desktop) when you edit it, and while editing, reload the page. Is this intended? If so, why?
Steps to reproduce AFAIK:...
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Mobile chat offset incorrect when rotating device while keyboard is shown
Steps to reproduce:
Open mobile chat
Tap the message text field to pull up the keyboard.
Rotate the device.
Rotate the device back.
Expected behavior:
The chat view should be visible above the ...
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Login once for all sites using the mobile website
On mobile Safari, on my iPhone, I needed to login for Stack Overflow, then again for Super User, etc.
Shouldn't one login suffice for all 160 sites?
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Page goes back to top when dismissing Add picture dialog
The new Add picture dialog on the mobile website (on mobile Safari) goes back to the top of the page when dismissing it.
This is really distracting when you want to post an answer and you suddenly ...
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Mobile Web shows wrong Reputation earned in Recent Achievements
When I woke up this morning I saw the wrong reputation total in the "Recent Achievements" area. 33 rep was showing instead of the correct total of 35.
I encountered this bug again this morning:
The ...
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I closed the "open in app" banner. How can I get it back?
I accidentally clicked on the "close" icon on the "open in app" banner on a Stack Exchange site, and now I can't get it back. As stated in this answer, it's permanently gone.
If you hit the × the ...
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Can't see what I type in the new mobile chat [duplicate]
I just can't scroll to the bottom to see what I type in when I open the keyboard.
App Version: 1.4.2.2
Device: iPad 2 (GSM)
OS Version: Version 9.3.2 (Build 13F69)
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Comments don't show at all when browsing Desktop Mode site on mobile Safari
In the event of not having the iOS app, or needing a function usable only on the 'main' site (like viewing active Moderator Election pages), it is sometimes necessary to open the Desktop format of the ...
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Chat edit box not visible [duplicate]
When I try to post a message using the new chat on mobile, I can't see the edit box and I can't scroll down. I have to type on good luck.
Please show the edit box.
I am on iOS 9.3.2 on an iPhone ...
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Question titles break mid-word on mobile
Question titles on the mobile site don't wrap properly, words break to the next line in the middle.
Screenshot:
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Unable to upload photo from iPad
On the diy site, I'm unable to add an image to a question from an iPad. The imgur dialog is cut off even if I rotate the tablet. The add button on the right of the dialog is not visible.
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New mobile chat doesn't follow the keyboard height
The Japanese keyboard on iOS dynamically changes it's height to show suggestions and hides the input box of new mobile chat.
Additionally, third-party keyboards make the input box completely ...
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MathJaX breaks tables, can't scroll to see whole post
On sites with MathJaX, such as Math.SE or MathOverflow, occasionallythe window posts are contained in 'breaks' and I can't scroll to see the whole thing - this makes them impossible to read. Examples ...
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Why does my iPad keep trying to reply to ancient comments on SE chat?
In the SE chat rooms in which I am most active, whenever I log in or refresh the page, it the message box appears with :1234567 or whatever already filled in. It is trying to reply to comments from ...
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Small space when opening achievements and inbox
If you open the achievements dialog or the inbox messages there is a small gap at the right side of the screen. You can see it between the gray border and the end of the browser window.
This is ...
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Stack Overflow Button styling on iOS Safari
I've noticed that none of the buttons of Stack Overflow on iOS (Safari) are styled properly - they inherit the OS style. The buttons currently look like native OS buttons, and I want them to follow ...
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“Prev”/“next” triangles rendered as Emojis on iOS devices [closed]
In the (default) Safari browser on an iPhone the "prev" and "next" characters in the links at the bottom of
the questions page are rendered as Emojis, which looks quite ugly:
The HTML source contains ...
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Chat search broken in mobile Safari
Using Mobile Safari in iOS 8.4, and the full-site chat interface,1 if I type something in the search field and tap Search on the virtual keyboard, nothing happens. The virtual keyboard retracts, the ...
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Footnote <sub> text collapsed into a single line in Mobile Safari
I spotted this weird-looking text on the mobile site:
I'm using Safari in iOS 8.3 (12F70) on an iPhone 5S. I get the same problem in the iOS Simulator, running iOS 8.3 (12F69).
The question comes ...
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Long title without suitable wrap point causes layout issue on Stack Exchange mobile website [duplicate]
I was using the Stack Exchange mobile website today and came across a title that messed up the layout a bit. Not sure whether this has been noted to the admins already.
See screenshot of the issue:
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Bug on Safari Mobile iOS 8.2 Copying whole page causes page to reload and doesn't work
Here's how to reproduce. Go to Stack Overflow. Find a question that has some action on it (I've noticed that very short questions/answers work fine). Highlight the whole page. Tap copy. Safari ...
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Can't "paste" in chat on iOS Safari
On iOS, a "long press" in a text entry field will normally pull up a contextual test menu, with "paste," "select all," etc, depending on what's on the clipboard, and whether there's text in the box, ...
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Unable to make Badge Progress black PopUp disapear/fade_out on Safari iPad
On the reviews section, I tap on the Badges Progress bar and a black PopUp fades in to shows user's reviewing Badges. When I tap back to the same PopUp, the same stays frozen there. I also tried to ...
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No snowflake for full site on mobile
The winter bash "snowflake" icon in the top nav is missing when the "full site" is rendered on my iPhone 5 using both chrome and safari. All Stack Exchange sites affected.
I'm looking at the same ...
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Employer page shows benefits on right with text misaligned on mobile Safari
Navigate to a company's profile page in mobile Safari. Scroll down to the benefits section.
Example link to view on mobile Safari: Stack Exchange's Company Page
If there are long phrases on the ...
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Defect on email subscriptions Subscribe button on Mobile Safari
Problem:
Using Mobile Safari, the Subscribe button for email subscription gets pressed, but it doesn't create the subscription.
Expected:
The Subscribe button would redirect you to the confirmation/...
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Can't get into SE chat on Safari iOS 8.1 or 8.1.1
Although I can load chat in Chrome on my iPad, I cannot in Safari (which I prefer to use because of MathJax, which runs fine on Safari). I'm getting some sort of HTML5 error when I run the diagnostics....
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Upvoted comment icon is slightly misaligned
I've discovered the most trivial bug in the world.
This upvote icon was in line with the others until I tapped it to upvote the comment:
It's now slightly off kilter.
This is on MSE in mobile ...
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Comment text cut off on the mobile site [duplicate]
This is the first time I have connected to the mobile site in quite a while. While using safari on a iPhone 4 I have noticed that the comments on a lot of posts are not wrapping correctly in portrate ...
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