iPhone SE (2020) defaults to 'web' theme. about hackerweb

[Leftium]

Can you try tap on Website Settings and check if Request Desktop Website is turned on?

Oh, I see what you mean now! There is another Request Desktop Website there, and Clear History and Website Data does not reset this setting.

Now https://hackerweb.app works as expected!

[captn3m0]

Is this on Safari?

[Leftium]

Is this on Safari?

Yes, stock iOS Safari.

[cheeaun]

Hmm this looks weird. Few things to try:

1. Check if you tapped on 'Request Desktop Website' on Safari?
2. Is this on the browser or after added to the Home Screen (as PWA)?
3. Can you try this on Safari's incognito/private mode?

[Leftium]

Interesting~

Check if you tapped on 'Request Desktop Website' on Safari?

I did not tap on 'Request Desktop Website,' but it was already in desktop mode. 'Request Mobile Site' results in the iOS theme. No matter which mode I leave it in, 'Clear History and Website Data' always resets it to desktop mode.

Is this on the browser or after added to the Home Screen (as PWA)?

From the browser. I just tried adding it to Home Screen, and it's in desktop mode, with no way to switch.

Can you try this on Safari's incognito/private mode?

Private mode results are exactly the same.

I wonder if Safari is treating the site differently because of the ".app" TLD.

[cheeaun]

@Leftium can you try tap on Website Settings and check if Request Desktop Website is turned on?

[Leftium]

can you try tap on Website Settings and check if Request Desktop Website is turned on?

Not sure what you are asking. I already tried both Request Desktop Website and Request Mobile Website via the "aA" menu in the left of the address bar in previous comment:

• If Request Desktop Website is tapped, the web theme is used as expected.
• If Request Mobile Website is tapped, the iOS theme is used as expected.

The problem is https://hackerweb.app, and only this domain, defaults to desktop mode after clearing Safari's data via Clear History and Website Data. I verified this by clearing the data for these cases:

• Clear Safari data while https://hackerweb.app in desktop mode: desktop mode
• Clear Safari data while https://hackerweb.app in mobile mode: desktop mode
• Clear Safari data while https://hackerweb.leftium.com in desktop mode: mobile mode
• Clear Safari data while https://hackerweb.leftium.com in mobile mode: mobile mode

Note this is only for an iPhone SE 2020; an iPhone 5 behaves as expected, and I don't have any other iOS devices to test.

Let me know if I misunderstood what you were asking. It's not a big deal, but I am just curious why this is happening...

[cheeaun]

Sorry, I meant this: