Questions tagged [mobile]
For questions about using web applications on mobile devices like smartphones. General questions about using mobile phones are off-topic but might be in scope for Ask Different, Android Enthusiasts or Windows Phone Stack Exchange.
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function no longer working on mobile
I have a function that uses the onEdit trigger. It was working great both on PC and mobile yesterday, but today it no longer works on mobile but still functions on my PC. Not sure what is going on.
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Buttons don't work on iPad with Google Sheets - the onEdit(e) workaround isn't working. Suggestions?
I have a button that works with the function Yeah_Go(), but only when using it on a browser on a laptop. When I try to press the button on an iPad Google Sheets mobile app, it doesn't work. Instead, ...
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A direct link to my Facebook review page doesn't load it on mobile (it simply opens the fb app) [closed]
If I send a link to https://www.facebook.com/[COMPANYNAME]/reviews, it works perfectly for people on desktop, but not at all for those on mobile, it just opens the Facebook app and they're not ...
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Auto Download of photos working in WhatsApp Desktop App, but not in mobile App [closed]
A couple of months back, I was working on a project and all the collaborators were staying in touch via WhatsApp. As it is a fairly large group of about 80 people, lots of photos tend to get generated ...
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How do I get rid of this weird search suggestion in the Gmail app? [closed]
I was searching the term gift card in the Gmail app, and it suggests this "[email protected]" for some reason. It must be in my Google history somewhere but I can't find it. ...
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Howto sync offline sheet from Sheets app [closed]
I did some offline work on a google sheet file on my mobile using Sheets app. I actually did not realize that I am offline, as I never set this option, at least not on purpose.
After I connected to ...
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How to view Google Books previews on mobile device (Android or iOS)?
If you try to preview a book on books.google.com from an Android or iOS mobile phone or tablet, it's basically impossible. You cannot zoom in to read the text. For example:
There is a Google Play ...
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How to block access to YouTube website on a child' smartphone [closed]
Through Family Link my daughter can't install YouTube app on her phone, but she can access youtube.com using a web browser such as Firefox.
Is there a way in Family Link or through another means to ...
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Recover Facebook account, without access to email and
We have the following scenario:
Alice is authenticated on Facebook on her phone.
She forgot the password of her Facebook account
Can't access the email associated with the Facebook account and does ...
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Why is my cover photo being duplicated without retaining its likes and comments on Facebook mobile?
I tried to change my cover photo using Facebook mobile app and wanted to revert one of my old cover photos that I used years ago. I went through the cover photos that subsequently appear above the ...
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Can I create new Gmail ID with same mobile number? [closed]
Basically, I want to change my current Gmail address and associate my mobile number with new Gmail address (I created my current address years ago with not-so-professional ID).
Apparently, Gmail won'...
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Mobile Image Processing Web App [closed]
I'm tasked with developing a mobile app with image processing and object recognition capabilities. The app must be able to recognize multiple objects of the same type within 5 seconds or so. Would a ...
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Touchscreen tap edits drawing object, doesn't run assigned macro [duplicate]
In Google Sheets, I created a drawing object and assigned it a macro. When I use my laptop in "normal" mode using the touchpad (or at my desktop using my mouse) I can execute the macro by clicking on ...
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Is it possible to create an email without a mobile phone number?
I tried signing up for a Hotmail account and thought that went fine. That is, until I tried sending an email. When I hit send, a small box comes up asking me to verify via SMS. I tried to google this ...
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The display name of gmail does not change even after changing it on settings
In Gmail settings I went the section "Send email as" and set it to "Alphabeta", six months ago. However when I sent an email last week, my display showed as "A B". My username is "alphabeta" so, I do ...
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How do I disable Google AMP in search results on iOS?
When I search Google on an iPhone, website links are often replaced with slimmed-down AMP versions. Getting to the original webpage with full-functionality requires opening an extra page.
How do I ...
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Does YouTube support speed control on the Mobile Site (m.youtube.com)? [closed]
YouTube provides a mobile site however, no matter what I set my UserAgent to be I never get the HTML5 media player with speed controls,
For example, set your UserAgent to Mozilla / 5.0 (Linux; ...
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How do I open meet.google.com on Fennec without being redirected to meet.app.goo.gl?
I want to join Google Meet on mobile browser, but it redirects to Play Store instead, even when I have "Request desktop site" checkbox checked.
How do I hide the fact that I'm browsing from Android ...
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How do you search for images with transparent backgrounds? [closed]
I search with Google Image search daily, and recently they have gotten rid of their 'search tools' feature with images. I wanted to know if there’s still any other way to sort images by transparent ...
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Force Wikipedia to always work in mobile version on desktop PC
I pretty much like and enjoy Wikipedia in mobile version, when browsing it on desktop PC, both for reading and editing the articles. Mostly for cleanness of the interface.
Is there any way to force ...
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Google Sheets checkboxes not rendered correctly on mobile
I am using columns of checkboxes on some Google sheets that I have shared for read-only access. On a mobile device, the users see TRUE or FALSE in the columns instead of the boxes. On a PC it looks ...
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How to insert numerical values in a cell of a Google Sheet and how I can find their sum?
I use Google Sheets mobile(Android).
I have one column with dates, and anoter column where in each cell I want to input several numerical values that corespond in each date, and in a third column the ...
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Refresh cell in Google Sheets from a mobile device
I'm a teacher creating a "didactic deck" for my students: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7iJTlRXl24YwUt4zKJdTfNencd_u3RUosRdiWZ8YbE/edit?usp=sharing
The first sheet has 5 "cards" randomly ...
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Google Chrome always shows Twitter mobile view
I have been looking at twitter.com in Google Chrome browser, Version 64.0.3282.186 (Official Build) (64-bit). I use a number of extensions, all enabled except as noted:
BehindTheOverlay 0.1.3
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Set language of Wikipedia article on mobile page
I want to change the language of a Wikipedia article, as you would do on the left navigation bar in desktop view.
Unfortunately I can't find the functionality on mobile view without switching to ...
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Insert a linebreak in a Google Spreadsheet cell on an iPad [closed]
How does one add a linebreak in a cell using an iPad. I tried wrapping text but it wouldn’t work any other solutions?
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How to add personal phone number to multiple Twitter accounts?
I have a personal twitter account, with my personal phone number attached to it. I want to create a twitter app (bot). I created a new twitter account for this bot then went here to register the app. ...
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Google Sheets slow - 1. mobile? 2. why? 3. importrange [closed]
Update: Google Sheets is much faster when using Incognito
Google Sheets is so slow on desktop but really fast on mobile. Is it supposed to be like that? If so, why? If not, what are some factors that ...
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If I make a YouTube video private within the YouTube website, will an embedded version of that video still be visible in a Mobile App?
The situation:
We want to upload a video to YouTube in order to embed it into a Mobile App.
The problem:
We previously uploaded a similar video to our channel which we don't want to delete. For this ...
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onEdit() function to trigger script exporting sheet to PDF. Workaround to trigger from mobile sheet app
I have got following partly working Google script code
function onEdit(e) {
if (e.range.getA1Notation() == 'B8') {
if (/^\w+$/.test(e.value)) {
eval(e.value)();
e.range....
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Does the mobile version of LinkedIn still mess up contacts?
When the LinkedIn mobile client was just released I've heard complaints that during/after installation it was combining LinkedIn contacts with the main contact list, creating a mess. So I decided to ...
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Is there a way to visit Quora in mobile URL when I'm on desktop?
I'm on desktop and would like to visit Quora as I visit it in mobile. Is there a way to do so? What URL should I use?
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Completely disable spell checker
I realize that, in the browser version of Google Documents, you can disable (or at least hide) the spell checker in the View options. However, the mobile application has no View option.
Where can I ...
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How to stop Twitter from switching to mobile site
The last few times I have gone to Twitter it has automatically switched to the mobile site. How can I keep it on the standard site?
Chromium 48.0.2564.82 (Developer Build)
Ubuntu 15.10 (32-bit)
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Google Account without a mobile number [duplicate]
I would like to make a Google account (email, youtube etc.) and it requests a mobile number. It makes sense, so it can stop robots making spam designated email accounts, but I don't own a mobile and I ...
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Setting an account picture for "other" accounts when using the Gmail mobile app
Recently I've noticed that if you have a picture associated with your Google account, and you send an email using your Gmail account to someone using the Gmail mobile app. That picture will show on ...
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How to view the mobile version of Wikia articles?
On Wikipedia, I can read the mobile version of the pages by changing the URL from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice into http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice
I wonder if I can do something like that ...
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How to limit Google search result to a set of websites?
I want to limit my Google search query to a set of websites. I am using the Opera Mini browser on my tablet for searching.
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How to keep unaccepted events from going to my phone?
Now first of all, sometimes I do want certain Facebook events to appear on my phone, but only if I accept a request. Unfortunately, my phone shows every single event I've ever been invited to, even ...
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How would I turn of notification for a Facebook friend when using mobile web and/or Android app?
I want to turn off notification for updates of one specific Facebook friend using Facebook mobile web/app. How can I do that?
We can have the Get Notifications from full version web.
p.s.
A quick ...
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How to log off Twitter on all devices? [duplicate]
I logged on to my Twitter on my dad's computer once and forgot to log off. He now constantly checks my Twitter to see if there is any activity because he does not know I have an iPod. And he knows ...
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How to find if comment on Facebook was written via mobile device?
Some time ago under the comments written via mobile was a label 'via Mobile'. Now Facebook has removed that label.
How can I find out if a comment was written via mobile now?
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How to switch to GitHub mobile website?
While browsing GitHub from Safari on iOS, I've occasionally switched to desktop version of the website. Now I couldn't find way to switch back to mobile version. Even when opening GitHub in Safari ...
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Videos Uploaded to YouTube play the music but not the voice
We uploaded several videos to YouTube and have recently found that they are not playing correctly on mobile YouTube. You can hear the music but not the voices. We have tried editing using iMovie and ...
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Is it possible for one to disable Google's suspicious login attempt detection?
I am traveling quite a bit and due to that, I'm being requested a confirmation code by Google, which requires the use of a mobile phone I am unfortunately unable to use due to differing cell networks ...
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Mobile version of Outlook.com not working properly on my Android
How do I view my new Outlook.com version of Hotmail as a mobile version as I used to before? The Outlook.com version does not work properly on my Android mobile phone.
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Videos I upload do not play audio on mobile devices but work fine on desktop
As the title says, my issue is that videos I upload do not play audio on mobile devices but work fine on desktop. I've confirmed this with other users as well, so this is not just a problem with my ...
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Why are some videos not available in mobile?
Why are some videos not available in mobile in YouTube?
Here is a screenshot:
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How can I configure Gmail mobile version to use the old version?
The new Gmail mobile design is a bit heavy for my mobile telephone. How can I configure it to use the old design?
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How to tag friends via mobile web site, m.facebook.com?
On the Facebook website it is possible tag friends on your status update—just type @ followed by the first few letters of your friend’s name. The same holds good for any Facebook page you like. But ...
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