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Is there any way to force the mobile version on browsers?

  • 06-06-2022 10:49PM
    #1
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭


    Sorry in advance if this question has already been answered - the Search function being what it is, I can't find anything useful. It's a pretty simple question - is there a way to make Chrome on Android serve up the touch/mobile version of boards?

    I set up an 8" Android tablet for someone today and the version that's coming in is the desktop one. Using that on a smallish tablet is not the nicest of experiences and it would be much better if the mobile/touch version was served up. I can't see anywhere to force Chrome to do that. Unless there's no other option, I don't want to go down the road of installing another browser on the tablet in question. Space is tight...

    Post edited by Spear on


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,439 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Chrome has a responsive view mode simulator, but it's probably unusable. option options, more tools, developer tools, and there's a button with a small phone image to a larger monitor symbol. But if you close the developer tools, the option ends making it pointless.

    Firefox has a better implementation of this, where it stays on on the tab.



  • #3
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭Tork


    Thanks. It looks like I'll have no choice but to install Firefox on the tablet and hope for the best. I don't know why I'm surprised that this basic functionality isn't on boards. Nor will it, I expect.

    I wonder are people with 7" tablets also affected by this? Desktop Boards is bad enough on an 8".



  • #4
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,439 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119174567#Comment_119174567

    The old vbulletin based platform made the choice easy with a single button that set a cookie, but Vanilla lacks that option, like so much other basic functionality.



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