# Chat Doesn't Work on IPads / Other Devices in Landscape

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**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-doesnt-work-on-ipads-other-devices-in-landscape/365043 "2025-05-06T19:09:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earnie\_Baird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/earnie_baird/32/380079_2.png) [@Earnie\_Baird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Earnie_Baird)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-doesnt-work-on-ipads-other-devices-in-landscape/365043/14 "2025-05-14T13:15:49Z")

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Yes @j.jaffeux - I am sure desktop is not being used on mobile. On mobile for my discourse site I am using the wonderful Chat Bubbles component by @chapoi and it works flawlessly on phones.

The issue is that iPad always gets desktop and not mobile (as you’ll also see in my screenshot for this site). I wish there were a way to force either iPad or devices in landscape to use mobile but I can’t figure out how to do that.

also @chapoi - to answer your question above, when people use iPad in landscape they never see that entire left rail in order to click on that little mobile icon (see my screenshot above).

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