# Problems with PWA on iOS

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** pwa, chat
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857 "2024-07-17T17:28:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/1 "2024-07-17T17:28:53Z")

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Are there known issues with the Progressive Web App on iOS?

It all works fine but then after a while I start getting problems - the “sticky” header and footer stop sticking and appear in the middle of the page, and also the chat stops working properly and is all blank.

I have to quit the app and relaunch to fix it. I find myself doing this daily.

I’m using the latest stable branch.

 ![IMG_0433](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/e/2/ce2bdbdaf624767e48a08958bfb5a22f5027a66b.png)  
 ![IMG_0434](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/9/c/f9cb711f49c6973f949b38c13dfae7e45fabf598.png)

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### Author: ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/2 "2024-07-17T18:13:16Z")

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I have seen this happen a few times yes, I don’t have a definitive reproduction though, but it’s definitely on my radar. I think it’s started few months ago after an iOS update.

I suspect something with our d-header height computation. But thats all I have for now.

If you ever get a way to constantly reproduce this, please let me know.

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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/3 "2024-07-23T13:41:23Z")

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I have no way to constantly reproduce it, _but_ it does happen every time I use the site, eventually. I have to force quit the app at least once per day.

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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/5 "2024-08-03T07:17:54Z")

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Ah, even on the latest version, which I was hoping would fix it, I’m still getting the same issue.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/6 "2024-11-28T16:20:09Z")

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@pmusaraj ever heard / seen that one before?

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### Author: ![pmusaraj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pmusaraj/32/119489_2.png) [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/7 "2024-11-28T16:26:24Z")

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I’m a DiscourseHub user, and haven’t seen either on DiscourseHub. I do remember seeing this when testing the iOS PWA, but that was many months ago…

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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/8 "2025-02-18T08:57:39Z")

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I now can easily reproduce problems both in a PWA and in DiscourseHub for my site. It seems to have gotten even worse recently.

It doesn’t seem to happen on _Meta_ so perhaps it is fixed in a newer version but I am on the stable branch.

To reproduce:

- Start editing or composing a message
- Switch apps to something else while composer is open
- Come back, and the zoom is all wrong
- There will also be bugs with Chat and with scrolling now

Is anyone else able to reproduce this on another forum so I know it’s not just me?

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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-pwa-on-ios/316857/9 "2025-02-18T16:54:33Z")

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I’ve narrowed this down!

All the zooming issues I mentioned in my last message stop if I disable one Theme Component - the [Google Fonts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-fonts/143720) component!

Should I post there or keep posting on this topic?
