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Viewing the desktop and mobile versions of Mumsnet

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JanineMumsnet · 02/09/2020 16:29

Dear all,

We wanted to let you know that we are shortly going to be removing the ability to manually switch the view of the website from desktop to mobile and vice versa. The reason for doing this is because an incorrect view of MN for the device you are using (eg a desktop view on a mobile device) can impact the functionality of some elements of the website, and this causes real problems with Google and the way they view and rank us.

So from today, if you use a mobile device to access the site you will only be able to see the mobile view, if you view on a desktop device you will only see the desktop view and those using a tablet will also only see the desktop view. We're sorry if this impacts your enjoyment of the site - we know that a very few Mumsnetters do use the link to view the site differently - but we do need to do this or it will cause lots of problems going forward.

If you have any particular concerns or queries do please post them here.

MNHQ

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SoupDragon · 02/09/2020 23:35

What counts as a mobile device?

Blondeshavemorefun · 02/09/2020 23:34

Nooooooo. Love desktop on iphone.

Had the mobile app. So much harder to navigate :(

Plus since taking it away and having to do mobile on iphone I keep getting this all over the topics

Making very hard to read

Viewing the desktop and mobile versions of Mumsnet
thecapitalsunited · 02/09/2020 19:55

Is there anyway of increasing font size on the desktop version? The writing is too small on my iPad and it’s giving me a headache. I’m fine with other sites but of course most websites are now adaptive to device size rather than having only a mobile and a desktop version.

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