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Forum issues on mobile phone.
« on: August 03, 2017, 09:07:46 PM »
This is the only forum I frequent that does not like to display well on a phone.
Using chrome on an android phone.
It seems to always be to wide. If I hold the screen vertical I have to keep scrolling side to side to read.
If I turn the phone sideways its almost readable but the txt is to small. If I zoom in to make the txt bigger them I'm back to side to side scrolling to read.

Is there a setting I'm missing?

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Re: Forum issues on mobile phone.
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2017, 11:08:37 PM »
Go to the three dots in the top right hand corner of the browser. From the drop-down see if "Request deaktop site" is checked. Uncheck it.

Also, you can do the pinch-or-spread thing to zoom out or in.

Finally, rotate your phone to landscape orientation.

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Re: Forum issues on mobile phone.
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2017, 12:02:36 PM »
Try tapatalk if it's available for android?

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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2017, 12:17:02 PM »
It is.

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Re: Forum issues on mobile phone.
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2017, 12:59:56 PM »
Go to the three dots in the top right hand corner of the browser. From the drop-down see if "Request deaktop site" is checked. Uncheck it.

Also, you can do the pinch-or-spread thing to zoom out or in.

Finally, rotate your phone to landscape orientation.

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Some years back I had an HTC Thunderbolt Android phone that worked great.  No side-to-side scrolling because each window wrapped text perfectly.
Now, with my Samsung G4, I have the same problem as never_retreat.  Unchecking 'Request desktop site' was one of the first things I tried and it did not help.  Anyone have some other ideas that one might try on an Android phone?
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Re: Forum issues on mobile phone.
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2017, 02:25:23 PM »
When I was on Android I used the Dolphin browser for forums. It seemed to be the best at wrapping text to avoid side to side scrolling.

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Re: Forum issues on mobile phone.
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2017, 03:52:07 PM »
i only use laptop, but then again, most of you folks are a lot smarter than I :facepalm:
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Re: Forum issues on mobile phone.
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2017, 04:13:06 PM »

If I turn the phone sideways its almost readable but the txt is to small.


Option 2...

Get glasses.

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