Tablet defaults to desktop site

siranoma

Websites on my Android tablet default to the desktop version, even if the setting for defaulting to desktop is turned off in settings. I've tried unchecking the Desktop site in the menu, but if I leave the page and come back, it defaults to the desktop site again. Websites show up fine on my Android phone, though. Is there a setting I could be missing or something?

mib2berlin

@siranoma
Hi, is this only in the landscape view?
Please add your Vivaldi, Android version and your device.

Cheers, mib

siranoma

No, it happens in portrait view as well. Vivaldi 6.6.3291.38, Galaxy Tab S7+, Android 13 (technically One UI 5.1.1)

sgunhouse

Many sites look only at your device width, not at the user agent at all. Having said that, my A7 Lite gives me the desktop version as well, while my XCover Pro (my work phone) shows the mobile version for Slashdot. From the same bookmark. On the other hand, this site shows a mobile layout on the A7 in Portrait.

mib2berlin

@siranoma
Hi, the new snapshot (Beta) from today include a fix for the forced desktop mode.
[Regression] [Tablet] Tab duplication crashes the app and desktop mode is forced (VAB-8883)
You can search for vivaldi snapshot and install in indepenently of your stable install to test this.

Cheers, mib

siranoma

@mib2berlin
Thanks! I've been trying out the snapshot and I'm having the same issue still. Any other info I can provide to help troubleshoot?

mib2berlin

@siranoma
Hm, you can provide some links of pages does this.
Maybe @sgunhouse or other user can test this, this could be a different bug or only happen on special devices.
We have really Pixel and Samsung only bugs in the bug tracker.
You could reprot this as new bug if other user can reproduce it.

Cheers, mib

sgunhouse

@mib2berlin My example is Slashdot. My synced bookmark gets redirected to m.slashdot.org on my work phone but stays on the regular site on my tablet - though I could manually add the "m." on my tablet to force it to the mobile site.

siranoma

@mib2berlin For sure. It happens when I search anything on Google or Bing, and it also happens on console.dev to name a few

Harrisc

I just installed Android 14 (lineageOS 21} on my Huawei Mediapad M3 8.4. I installed Vivaldi 1000056025.png

It seems to be in "desktop" mode with no way to put it into phone mode.
See https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/96616/set-up-menu-on-huawei-mediapad-m3-8-4-different

Chris

Grossmeistert

I have got the same problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus.

BR

Harrisc

How can one force Vivaldi into "phone" mode instead of desktop mode?

ccurtis934

I am having the same problem with my Lenovo Tab P12 running Android 13 TB370FU Build/TP1A 220624.014. Vivaldi version 6.6.3291.70 I have the Always Show Desktop Site setting turned off, but every new web page I open defaults to the Desktop version. Unchecking that box for the web page temporarily gives me the mobile version, but as soon as the web page refreshes it goes back to the desktop version.

Taverius

Have this too on my Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, and it's a recent issue. I didn't have it before today's update.

lamrongol

I have same problem. It seems common for many users.

My environment:
Galaxy Tab S9
Android 14
Vivaldi 6.7.3335.125
(Galaxy specific) One UI 6.1

I think following topics are related:

Zalex108

Hi,
Works as expected on a Huawei MatePad 10.4 | A10 | HarmonyOS 2.0
V Stable and Snap

Harrisc

I had this problem on a Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 when I installed LineageOS 20. I fixed it by lowering the option "Smallest width" to 599. This option is part of developer options.

I notice on 2 other devices with the standard operating system the default is 432 and 533 respectively.

ap0st0l

I currently have this problem on my Tab S9. All websites are in a desktop mode.

jweaver100

I am suffering this too on my Xiaomi Pad 6.. Every site is handled as "desktop site" and whilst I can untick the option in the menu, I have to do it every time I load a page.

Worse still, the global option in settings does nothing.

Its frustrating as I am new to Android and missing Safari and Vivaldi is easily the best browser I have found.. But its flawed as every page is handled as a "desktop site" and its making it almost unusable for some pages.

I have tried almost every other browser and whilst they treat sites as mobile, but they lack the features I want in Vivaldi..

I have raised a bug, but then realised it has been discussed here and its worrying that there is no solution, as this is surely a major issue?

Zalex108

Hi,
Check at chrome://flags,

Enable chrome://flags/#request-desktop-site-window-setting
Restart
Then look at:
Settings / Site settings / Desktop
Disable it if ON

Flags / Desktop Settings / Desktop Settings / Desktop OFF

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Edited to add full steps