Page MenuHomePhabricator

Not possible to view desktop site on mobile device
Closed, DeclinedPublic

Description

Most mobile sites have a footer link that allows viewing the desktop site even from a mobile device. Failing that the mobile browser functionality (request desktop site) can simulate this. The phabricator site however does not allow for this.

Event Timeline

Jaredzimmerman-WMF raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.
Jaredzimmerman-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)
Jaredzimmerman-WMF changed Security from none to None.
Qgil triaged this task as Lowest priority.Nov 8 2014, 12:13 PM
Qgil subscribed.

Why do you want to do this?

Phabricator has no separate desktop/mobile sites, but a single site with a responsive UI.

For the things that aren't available on mobile. E.g. Bulk task editing.

And access to the upload screen, which isn't easy to find on mobile.

These features that are not available on "mobile" would not be functional on "desktop", because they are the same and one. Therefore, even if you could trick Phabricator and make it display the desktop UI in your mobile device, that functionality would not work. This leaves us no reason to provide desktop UI on mobile. I propose declining this task.

The root of the problem is to provide this functionality in mobile:

Qgil claimed this task.