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Need to scroll to find yourself in leaderboard in mobile version

If I go to the Winter Bash leaderboard on the mobile version, I don't come on the top: But the same if I do on the desktop; I come on the top with my leaderboard position. Above the number one ...
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Input box keeps snapping to the bottom of the text when writing a new post or editing it

Since Deprecating our mobile views, I have noticed an annoying bug affecting writing or editing answer or question posts on a mobile phone. If you are in the middle of a long portion of text, if you ...
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Please allow me to decrease zoom on mobile

Since the new site design, when using mobile chrome, I can fit maybe a third of a question or answer on the screen at once, in giant lettering. I was able to get around it, by clicking "disable ...
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How can I switch to the full site when the mobile view only has the "Mobile" link and doesn't provide the "Full site" link?

The mobile view has been deprecated since 14 Feb... or so it seems. Catija mentioned this on The Tavern, So... I have a guess... a few days ago we got rid of the mobile view, right? But we didn't get ...
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Flagging comments on mobile is impossible unless you previously switched to desktop view prior to mobile site removal

Do not press "mobile" at the bottom of the page or otherwise try to reproduce this bug! While this flag bug was fixed, there are other subtle bugs with the same root cause. It's very hard to ...
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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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"Close as Duplicate" dialog on mobile changes size [duplicate]

On mobile, the "close as duplicate" dialog adapts its size according to a nominated original with all its answers (with quite a lot of content sometimes if the original question is very ...
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Don't make refreshing a Review page behave like a Skip

I often contribute to Stack Exchange via my mobile phone (on Chrome browser). I was reviewing the only entry in the First Question Review Queue on the mobile-version on my phone, then wanted to see ...
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New mobile chat is sometimes missing most icons on meta site chats? [duplicate]

I couldn't find this bug elsewhere. When clicking on a message there should be more icons. I've seen this multiple times, but I can't reproduce it now.
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What does 'Note: you can use the full site to upload a new picture' mean?

I wanted to change my profile photo, but unfortunately when I click on change picture, that's what I get: It says: Note: you can use the full site to upload a new picture And I can't seem to be ...
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"Responsive UI" doesn't wrap tags on Android

Clicking on the button called "full" changed the UI, as I expected, but it's not good for android (maybe not good for skinny screens). I couldn't change it back. I saw a button, "...
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Occasionally reset to mobile view on phone

From time to time opening any of SE site pages on my phone leads to show them in mobile view: Despite I selected full site and enabled responsiveness early before. It seems that cookies are outdated ...
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The link to the main site from chat is too small to click on a mobile, without difficulty [duplicate]

I predominantly use Stack Exchange chat on my mobile phone, in desktop mode. Since the change documented here: Is the change in the site logo in Chat intentional? the link, which is now just the logo, ...
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Superscript / subscript editor buttons on mobile site [duplicate]

I think, at least on certain sites (Chemistry in particular), the mobile editor could really benefit from superscript and subscript buttons. Using Chemistry as an example, superscript and subscript ...
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White circles overlap badge icons when viewing user profiles on mobile

When viewing a user profile on a mobile site, the badge icons are overlayed with a white circle. This seems to happen across sites and badge types. I observed this both on Chrome 95.0 and Firefox 94.0....
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How to see the parent message of a reply in mobile chat

How can I see the parent message of a reply in mobile chat, like the grey highlight in the normal chat?
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Fix layout of top bar in mobile [duplicate]

In the mobile version of some pages of Stack Exchange websites, the top bar appears wider than the page; it extends off the left side, but not off the right. Pages where I've specifically noticed ...
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Is the "mobile" link on some pages broken or is it now redundant?

On my Android phone (using Google app version 12.41.19.23.arm64), I have the option to switch between "full site" and "mobile" views. This switching functionality works perfectly ...
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Unfollowing a question triggers a "you're no longer following this answer" pop-up

Seen on mobile web, Brave browser version 1.27.109, Android 10, cannot confirm on other browsers (yet). Following, then unfollowing a question triggers a pop-up reading: You're no longer following ...
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"Add a comment" doesn't appear below a question but appears below an answer when not logged in [duplicate]

I was trying to check into the situation described in the recent question - Trying to comment on a particular question on the full site crashes Android Chrome I was not logged in. I was checking it in ...
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We’ve shipped some changes to the user profile navigation

The changes discussed and demoed in Additional profile refinements are now getting rolled out. We’re changing some layout before enabling responsiveness on user profiles. However, we can’t enable ...
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Two log out links in mobile web view [duplicate]

Clicking on the logo in the top left in the browser on a mobile device displays a dialog with two log out links: I experienced this with Safari on an iPhone. It is the same on all sites. Perhaps it ...
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Link to own profile has disappeared

Maybe I am crazy, but I cannot find a way to get to my profile page anymore, while browsing from Android/Chrome. I think the profile link showed up after clicking on the logo in the top left. I tried ...
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Additional profile refinements

Update This is now live across the network. See the new post for feedback now that you can see it in action. Original Post I’m still noodling on the user profile while on our way to full ...
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Badge bullet vertical alignment does not looking center in mobile UI [duplicate]

In the Marshal badge bullet (circle) vertically not center (red mark 3) and also it does not looking vertical center on badge numbers to me (red mark 2) Also I think it needs some padding right after ...
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Deprecating our mobile views

Update 2 On March 2, 2022 we removed the Mobile button from the footer. This means the mobile views are removed entirely from Stack Overflow. Last week, we also removed the Disable Responsiveness ...
Aaron Shekey's user avatar
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Is it possible to make the "full site" persistent for mobile across Stack Exchange?

The "full site" setting seems to be stored in a cookie that has a frequent expiry time, and it's unique for every SE site. Whenever it expires, it is a pain to have to click on the tiny link ...
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Is there dark mode for mobile on Stack Overflow? [closed]

Now I have chosen the mobile version from the PC, and I no longer see it with overlapping bugs... But I wonder, is there dark mode for the mobile version on Stack Overflow? Right now what I see is ...
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Make navigating to the full site easier on mobile profile page

I recently tried to change my profile picture on my phone, but encountered a problem, which was that I could not add a new picture. All it said was to go to the "full site", which I had no ...
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Why is it so hard to edit my profile?

I just spent the last 10 minutes trying to figure out how to edit my profile. I'm using the phone/mobile version of the site, and its possible the problem is limited to that. From any individual SE ...
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Inconsistent display of number of badges on profile page on mobile website

On a user's profile page, the rarest badges are shown. It also shows the total number of badges you have. On Desktop, it's shown as 'Badges (x)': but on Mobile, it's 'Rarest badges (x)' with the same ...
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In the Mobile Site Question List, the "Unanswered" filter does not work

If you select "Unanswered" from the query list at the mobile site, it does not work properly. This "Unanswered" option is not present in SO.en, and will be displayed as a choice in ...
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Why can't I dismiss these Stack Exchange cookie popups on mobile browser?

These pop-ups keep appearing on my Android phone when browsing Stack Exchange sites. No matter what I choose these popups occur on every page refresh and whenever I try to view a question. I'm using ...
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Cookie popup is not responsive on mobile

The new "Your Privacy" modal that pops up is not responsive on mobile browsers, causing it to take up two-thirds of the real estate and hang off the edge in Brave on iOS: Please fix this on ...
George Stocker's user avatar
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Is it intentional that the green rep change bubble no longer has a plus sign?

(Note: While this image is taken from a desktop browser in F12 mode, it's in line with what I see on my phone and my tablet) The text in the green bubble on top-right used to be like +10, and it ...
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In case of loss of reputation, a green icon lights up with an inscription like -n

Recently, the top-bar has changed a little and after that, if you lose your reputation, the green icon will light up there: It would be nice if instead of green showing, the background was either red ...
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Large white space in the check queues

Recently, the mobile version has changed a bit. On the top right, a button has been added. When you click on it, the queues of checks appear. But half the space is just a white spot:
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Highlight the "Ask" link for mobile site

I usually ask questions via the desktop site. Today, I had a burning question that I wanted to ask via my phone. It took me quite some time to figure out how, because the "Ask" link is "...
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Switching the answers sorting or page does not include a URI fragment in the URL on mobile

I'm using the question about the new Stacks Editor as an example as it's a good use case due to the long post. On desktop, when we change the page of answers, the URL includes a UI fragment: #tab-top. ...
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Something happened to my Chrome on mobile, and now Stack Overflow looks weird [duplicate]

Something happened to my Chrome on mobile (my phone was in my pocket, so maybe something got pressed), and now Stack Overflow looks weird. What happened? This is how it should look (this screenshot is ...
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Stack Overflow design broken in Firefox Mobile [duplicate]

Is there an issue when Stack Overflow is used with Firefox on Mobile devices? A few weeks ago the design suddenly changed, now it looks pretty much like the desktop version, see screenshot. The nice ...
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Automatic change to the full version of the site when trying to put on a hat

When you try to put on a hat on the mobile version, it goes to profiles and there is emptiness, so it would be nice if it would automatically change to the full version of the site.
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Hat Dash is cut off on mobile

When I try to play Hat Dash in portrait mode, half of the canvas is cut off: This makes it fairly difficult to react to obstacles in time, especially at higher speeds. The workaround is easy though, ...
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Inconsistent wording of profiles without an "about me" section [duplicate]

When visiting a profile without an "about me" section in a desktop browser, you'll see the text "Apparently, this user prefers to keep an air of mystery about them.". E.g.: ...
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Message response options symbols intermittently not loaded on mobile chat

When selecting a message on MSE chat to reply about half of the time only the flag icon loads. The other icons don't load. The buttons are there, because replying or starring a message is possible ...
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Post links colouring seems broken on mobile web

Somewhere during the last hour, in mobile web, all the links to posts were rendered solid black and no distinction is made between pages already visited or not: These used to be coloured in light or ...
Jenayah's user avatar
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Permanently Force Mobile View on Stack Exchange Sites

Stack Exchange sites do offer a “Mobile” link on the footer; after activating it, that particular domain continues to serve its mobile theme for a few weeks (haven't counted exactly). But the site ...
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Can the main HNQ page be made more mobile aware? [duplicate]

The mobile aware functionality of Stack Exchange has steadily improved over the years and it’s mainly a joy to use. However, when my fat thumbs stumble onto the main HNQ landing page (stackexchange....
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Mobile experience of the website not standardized, very impractical to use and add code

Title says it all. When writing an answer on a mobile device the options for adding snippets do not appear at all in any way in the slightest, there's no way I can either add, or even view, a code ...
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Answers in mobile site scroll slightly

In the last couple of days answers in the mobile (non-responsive) site have started scrolling slightly, by what appears to be 16 pixels. This affects the whole answer box down to the add comment ...
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