I went in to change this and realized just how different the drop down was from the admin menu! Instead what I think is a decent compromise is to not hide the progress bar on mobile topics, even if they’re short. That way, there is a decent looking place for the wrench.
The downside is you’ll see 1 / 1 topics but on a small screen it’s not so bad since you probably have to scroll to get to the bottom of the post anyway.
Let’s try that out and see how people feel.