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Weird behaviour with "back" button in browser - anyone else?

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BertieBotts · 04/01/2018 21:45

Over the last few days I've noticed if I'm browsing Active, I'm On or a talk topic and click onto a thread from there, when I press back to return to the list of threads afterwards, it often seems to skip that page and go straight to whatever thread I was reading before that, which is very odd. It doesn't happen every time, but enough for me to notice. I have thought maybe I've clicked back twice by mistake and gone forward again, but it's like the interim page is just deleted from my history as though I never visited it at all.

Is anyone else getting this? It's really strange and disorientating.

I'm on Chrome on Windows 10 on a desktop.

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Myneighboursnorlax · 04/01/2018 21:47

That’s been happening to me on the mobile site too!

Neolara · 04/01/2018 21:47

And me. It's a bit annoying.

Kidsarekarma · 04/01/2018 21:48

Me too, on the mobile site, most annoying.

RiceButt · 04/01/2018 21:48

Yes me too, bloody annoying.

RiceButt · 04/01/2018 21:48

Yes me too, bloody annoying.

GeorgeTheHamster · 04/01/2018 21:49

Yes, on safari on the mobile site

Wetdogloveshubert · 04/01/2018 21:49

It's been doing this for a while for me. Only a problem on mumsnet, and only in my mobile. Most irritating.

Tokelau · 04/01/2018 21:51

This happens to me, although not quite the same. I look st active threads, then click on a thread and read it, then click back, and it takes me to the list of threads earlier in the day. I’m on an iPad, using safari.

VeganIan · 04/01/2018 21:57

Yep me too. Mobile site on Chrome. Back takes me two pages back. So I view Active threads then Thread 1, then Active, then Thread 2. Then from Thread 2 I hit back and go all the way to Thread 1.

ShirleyPhallus · 04/01/2018 21:58

And me

Slapbetcommissioner · 04/01/2018 21:59

Me too, standard internet browser app on my Samsung tablet, android version is whatever is newest.

GeorgeTheHamster · 04/01/2018 22:01

And while we're at it, it won't go back at all if I have clicked on a photo someone has posted

Secretlifeofme · 04/01/2018 22:02

And me

9GreenBottles · 04/01/2018 22:03

Ipad on Safari too

BertieBotts · 04/01/2018 22:03

The photo thing has been the case for ages, it's how they do the URL, you can see it cycling through about 6 URLs! Does eventually go back.

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Cheeseislife · 04/01/2018 22:06

Me too, on a galaxy tab

BigBrownBoogyinBear · 04/01/2018 22:07

Yes, here too.

Saladd0dger · 04/01/2018 22:08

Me, iPhone safari

Pombliboo123 · 04/01/2018 22:11

Yes on chrome on an android. Been driving me mad thought it was my phone!

Jenala · 04/01/2018 22:13

Yes here on chrome on android except for me I come to the active page, click a thread, then when I press back it takes me back to whatever I was on before I opened mumsnet, usually my homepage. Just skips it entirely.

Thurlow · 04/01/2018 22:16

Me too,.Android and Chrome. I thought it was my phone.

IHaveACuntingPlan · 04/01/2018 22:17

Me too - I read a thread, click 'back' to return to active convos and end up back on my google homepage. I thought it was my phone. I'm on the mobile site using chrome on my Android phone.

Roomba · 04/01/2018 22:31

I've also had this on the mobile site, Android phone (and my bookmark button and capability still hasn't reappeared after vanishing months ago despite multiple reports!).

glasshouse · 04/01/2018 22:33

Same here, using Chrome on mobile site, happens when using site on my tablet as well. Thought it was just me.

MrsMooks · 05/01/2018 22:28

Me too. I thought it was my phone!

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