[image] Tried Edge, Firefox, Brave, and Chrome. None of them are displaying the correct mobile view, I am trying to modify the mobile drop down menu but its showing this desktop view menu. On my iPhone Safari, Chrome display correctly.

yea the ?mobile_view=1 is legacy and considered deprecated - the newer mobile styling was enabled last year: [image] Designing for Different Devices (Viewport Size, Touch/Hover, etc.) Legacy Mobile / Desktop Modes Historically, Discourse shipped two completely different layouts and stylesheets …

The usual way has been by adding ?mobile_view=1 to the end of the URL. Discourse is moving towards responsive design based on viewport size, so depending on the theme, this override might not continue to work.

[image] hipp0: I am trying to modify the mobile drop down menu but its showing this desktop view menu Are you referring to the navigation menu site setting?

[image] ToddZ: The usual way has been by adding ?mobile_view=1 to the end of the URL I actually believe that was removed a few days ago unfortunately: [image] No more switchable mobile/desktop layouts? UX No, it’s not just removed from the sidebar. We h…

I managed to get it to display the Mobile view on Chrome, still not able to get it to display mobile on Firefox, Edge, or Brave browser. Do I need Viewport break points in all my mobile code? Do I need to place it in the Mobile section? Most of my mobile CSS is just color changes, header icons, and…

Which browser loads the correct mobile display?

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darkpixlz (Pyx ) March 8, 2026, 2:24am 4

I actually believe that was removed a few days ago unfortunately:

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Which browser loads the correct mobile display?

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