No longer able to view full site on mobile - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: alexanderbrevig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:34:35 am
content: Today it's not possible to browse the forum with the full site skin & features.Some update introducing this?

author: daveshah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:42:51 am
content: Yep I've got the same problem. Using "Request Desktop Site" (Chrome on Android) is a workaround for now though

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:46:41 am
content: New reply button. Every thread on mobile has to be forced to Desktop in the Chrome App. "Go to Full Site" does not work. I've yet to clear cache and cookies yet so I'll have to try that as the mobile view is the worst UX possible.I cleared all Chrome data and it's still the same issue.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:59:24 am
content: I reinstalled SMF4mobileWorks on my desktop when I click Mobile down the bottom. And the return to full site works fine.

author: alexanderbrevig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 11:08:19 am
content: Not working here. Cleared everything and used incognito. Only thing that solves it it's to force through browser. That breaks other pages though..EDIT: the change works on my desktop like you describe. Still no-go on the device though.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 11:23:11 am
content: Just for the record, viewing from my TV looks the same as it always did so no problems here, this TV uses a heavily gutted version of Chrome and does show up on some sites as being a mobile device. Slighty ironic really, a Smart TV that doesn't even know what it is and nor does anybody else for that matter.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 11:41:46 am
content: No problem on my android phone chrome browser, mobile site works as expected.I don't normally use this though.

author: alexanderbrevig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 11:55:49 am
content: Weird. Is it only me then? @daveshah can you try?I've fixed it by just forcing it. EEVBlog > anything else.

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 12:05:57 pm
content: Quote from: alexanderbrevig on February 14, 2017, 11:55:49 amHave the same issue and only by using "Request desktop site" works and only temporarily - if I come back to the same thread later it's back to mobile.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 12:10:54 pm
content: Quote from: RGB255_0_0 on February 14, 2017, 12:05:57 pmOk, I see what you mean. The "Go To Full Site" version does not work on my mobile browser at all.No idea why...

author: alexanderbrevig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 12:41:37 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 14, 2017, 12:10:54 pmDo you know if something happened the last ~12 hours? It worked just a short while ago...I don't expect you to spend a lot of time on this, just wanted to post a topic in case it happened to anyone else but me.Probably a bug with SMF?

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 01:02:19 pm
content: Same here on iPad with Safari. The Go to full site button doesn't help.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 01:28:30 pm
content: Same problem here on both iPad and iPhone. Yuck.Please fix!

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 01:59:32 pm
content: Good, it's not just me. The mobile version is horrible.

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 02:24:23 pm
content: Just another me too. iOS Safari. Can't get a desktop view any which way.

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 02:33:02 pm
content: Same problem here on Windows 10 Mobile, had to change the browsing preferences to desktop to get the normal site. Mobile version is unusable.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 04:14:55 pm
content: This is unbelievable, I just pulled out my old Acer Iconia A500 tablet which hasn't been able to access this site for years and would immediatly spit the dummy with error messages such as too many redirections and other garbage. I completely gave up on ever being able to use this device again and here I am posting from it.What ever you did Dave leave it be just for me, on second thoughts you probably should keep the rest happy I suppose, restore it back the way it was if you must.Posted from my Acer Iconia A500 tablet running Android 4.0.3 with Android Browser 4 in full forum view.

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 04:49:52 pm
content: Same issue here. Desktop view does nothing.

author: mib
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 05:11:21 pm
content: A workaround is to visit this link:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?thememode=fullWhich will take you to the forum root and set desktop mode which is then persistent.The go to full site button does roughly the same but combines it with a redirect so you stay on the same page. I'd guess that's been broken by the latest version of the forum software.

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 05:41:19 pm
content: Strange, it is working now.

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 06:05:46 pm
content: Quote from: mib on February 14, 2017, 05:11:21 pmThat worked for me.

author: guido
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 06:24:44 pm
content: Same here (android+firefox).Hate it.The workaround works

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:11:52 pm
content: Ok, it should now be fixed.I installed a new version of SMF4Mobile and it seems it was impossible to remove the old one, so it had two versions running or some such. The latest version has been uninstalled.Looks like a have an issue with SMF where almost all of my plugins (mods) are not showing up in the "Installed" manager, but they are still running.

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:27:47 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 14, 2017, 10:59:24 amHi Dave, as I reported to you on Twitter, it's broken - on my 6s Plus in both Safari and Chrome I cant switch to the full site.EDIT: NVM, it's fixed now.

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:29:53 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 14, 2017, 10:11:52 pmHuzzah, yes it is indeed fixed! Thanks Dave!

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:49:17 pm
content: Yeah but now the Tapatalk stuff is back

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 10:54:31 pm
content: Quote from: RGB255_0_0 on February 14, 2017, 10:49:17 pmUghh!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 11:03:15 pm
content: Unfortunately I can't even uninstall Tapatalk, that's bug I was talking about.EDIT: I found a way to do this manually perhapsEDIT2: Yep, seems I can get around this, Tapatalk has been uninstalled (I think)

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2017, 11:15:29 pm
content: Thanks for the effort. Back to its normal "time sink" status.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2017, 12:20:12 am
content: Just out of curiosity I tried the old Acer tablet again and it sort of still works which it hadn't for a long time as it's a really old Android version and browser anyway, it displayed to many redirects again a number of times and then after a few restarts, clean outs and refreshes it threw up a new message about Tapatalk, first time I've seen this one but I assume it's probably normal.I'm not fussed about the tablet one bit as it's pretty old and a pain to view and post from anyway.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2017, 01:16:03 am
content: Just a thought, is there any chance we could incorporate anotherjump todrop down box up at the top of pages without upsetting anything else ?, not really an issue when viewing from a PC as browsing is much quicker but on other devices such as the TV I constantly need to scroll all the way down to the bottom for the jump box or go back to the main page to then go elsewhere as only one tab can be opened at a time. There could probably be a negative side to this addition for some people but I'm not sure what it would be, for me personally it would be of great benefit, many thanks.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2017, 01:19:08 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on February 15, 2017, 01:16:03 amThis forum does not have any custom mods. I do not have anyone who makes mods to the forum.Any stuff added/changed is done so with existing SMF mods available.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2017, 01:25:16 am
content: No problem, I have no clue as to what can be customised or modified and what can't.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2017, 02:09:58 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on February 15, 2017, 01:25:16 amThe answer is, anything.But it's a matter of someone being able to do it, and not breaking the forum in the process.Hence why I stick to existing mods that have been tested.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2017, 08:06:27 am
content: It's ok here too now.