# Which browser loads the correct mobile display?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-browser-loads-the-correct-mobile-display/397891
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 7, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-browser-loads-the-correct-mobile-display/397891 "2026-03-07T22:28:39Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-browser-loads-the-correct-mobile-display/397891/5 "2026-03-08T03:09:21Z")

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yea the `?mobile_view=1` [is legacy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/designing-for-different-devices-viewport-size-touch-hover-etc/367810) and considered deprecated - the newer mobile styling was enabled last year:

> [@Designing for Different Devices (Viewport Size, Touch/Hover, etc.)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/designing-for-different-devices-viewport-size-touch-hover-etc/367810/1):
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> ### Legacy Mobile / Desktop Modes
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> Historically, Discourse shipped two completely different layouts and stylesheets for “mobile” and “desktop” views, based on the browser’s user-agent. Developers would target these modes by putting CSS in specific mobile/desktop directories, by using the `.mobile-view`/`.desktop-view` HTML classes, and the `site.mobileView` boolean in JavaScript.
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> These techniques are now considered deprecated and should be replaced with the viewport and capability-based strategies discussed above. We will be removing the dedicated modes in the near future, making “mobile mode” an alias for “viewport width less than `sm`” for backwards compatibility.

not sure what you’ve done on your own forum for customizations, but i cannot repro this problem on any instance or device. does it do it in [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)?

 ![Screenshot 2026-03-07 at 7.07.32 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/d/8/ad846886bc14f59617c00b7b1ed6f12ab94ac200.jpeg)

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