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Edge for Android keeps going to desktop mode
I am using Edge on my Android phone I've got the settings set to always use mobile site but it keeps going to the desktop site Any idea on how to get it so it stays on mobile?
I have sort of figured out what it's doing, when you use desktop site it saves this in site settings, go to settings then privacy and security then site settings, scroll to the bottom to desktop site, if you have requested a site to be a desktop site it it saves this here and keeps opening as a desktop site you can remove it by pressing on the site and pressing remove or you can request it to be a mobile site from here, you can also go to settings general and change the option to always view a desktop site as default or as mobile site as default.
I use my phone for Microsoft rewards and I used to be able to just search what I needed for in mobile view then when I wanted it to be a desktop site I could just press that and it would stay as a desktop site untill i closed the tab then it would revert back to being mobile again but for some reason they have messed it up and it now saves the site to stay as a desktop.
I'm going to keep messing around with it, and try and change some settings but its just a pain having to keep going in to settings and changing things when it was just a press of one button.
You can also go in to privacy and security and then clear browser history leave cookies and auto form fill unchecked or other ones if you want to keep certain data but check site settings and make sure you change the amount of days to all time this helps with clearing some of the annoying settings.
Hope this helps and if anyone has any progress on actually fixing this let me know
I use my phone for Microsoft rewards and I used to be able to just search what I needed for in mobile view then when I wanted it to be a desktop site I could just press that and it would stay as a desktop site untill i closed the tab then it would revert back to being mobile again but for some reason they have messed it up and it now saves the site to stay as a desktop.
I'm going to keep messing around with it, and try and change some settings but its just a pain having to keep going in to settings and changing things when it was just a press of one button.
You can also go in to privacy and security and then clear browser history leave cookies and auto form fill unchecked or other ones if you want to keep certain data but check site settings and make sure you change the amount of days to all time this helps with clearing some of the annoying settings.
Hope this helps and if anyone has any progress on actually fixing this let me know
- Thank you! - Mine was configured for all sites under Google.com .......... Every time I clicked a google link it would load a page in Desktop Mode - I was going nuts! 🙂 I have no idea how that got configured, it only started happening in the last month after an edge update....
Thank you! Tonyfoster16 Omg, thank you for this! I do hope they will fix this issue.
- Seriously,
Mark this as best answer. 100% solved my issue. Thank you so much man! Get this man a pint! (If you don't drink then a soft drink!)
This desktop view 'bug' has been driving me daft this week, thanks to your advice its resolved now, thanks for taking the time to post.
Useless information, you've the same name as my Dad's old workmate
- This should be marked as best response. It solved my issue without needing to reinstall the browser. Kudos!
- This! I've been trying to find a solution to this for years. Uninstalled edge multiple times and the frustration comes back after syncing. And just like you described, I used Google search in desktop mode once and all Google and related sites were added to desktop mode. Thanks bunch of times!
