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applegrove

(118,696 posts)
Wed Oct 25, 2023, 05:47 PM Oct 2023

When I go back and forth to put up an OP on my phone,

preview does not hold the links or body of the op I have added to my initial post. So I end up posting posting and then go get the link or the adenda to add to my OP. This is frustrating to people who see myOP before I have finished it.

I am on an android phone.

Applegrove

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When I go back and forth to put up an OP on my phone, (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2023 OP
I'm on Android phone and do not have that problem. sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #1
I'll try it again. applegrove Oct 2023 #2
Could you give me some more details? EarlG Oct 2023 #3
It is not just links. The secondary and third times I go back applegrove Oct 2023 #4
Hi, sorry I didn't follow up on this sooner EarlG Oct 2023 #6
It resolved itself when i was careful with my thumbs. I used applegrove Oct 2023 #7
It seems to have resolved itself if I am extra careful with my thumb. applegrove Oct 2023 #5

EarlG

(21,949 posts)
3. Could you give me some more details?
Wed Oct 25, 2023, 06:49 PM
Oct 2023

It sounds like you are writing a post, then hitting preview, and when the preview comes up the links are missing. Is that what's happening?

Do they show up as just plain text, or are they completely erased? Does this happen when you're trying to turn text into a link, or when you're writing out a link in full? Or both?

applegrove

(118,696 posts)
4. It is not just links. The secondary and third times I go back
Wed Oct 25, 2023, 09:26 PM
Oct 2023

Last edited Thu Oct 26, 2023, 05:12 PM - Edit history (2)

and forth, sometimes, it does not take. What ever the second addition was is not there when I go back to preview to add for a third time. If I preview and go back for a second time and then post (no third) it works fine. The problem is nothing is left of the second addition, be it a title, a link or text, when I try to add something for a third time.

Oh it just happened again. The title was not there when I went to preview to add a link on the second addition.

EarlG

(21,949 posts)
6. Hi, sorry I didn't follow up on this sooner
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 04:20 PM
Oct 2023

Can I ask, just to clarify -- after you preview, do you use your browser's "back" button, or do you use your phone's back feature by swiping from left to right, to continue working on your post?

applegrove

(118,696 posts)
7. It resolved itself when i was careful with my thumbs. I used
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 04:49 PM
Oct 2023

the back button at the bottom of the page. Thanks for trying. I am being much more careful when I traverse different renderings. That seems to help. I'll let you know if it still happens but for now do not worry about it.

applegrove

(118,696 posts)
5. It seems to have resolved itself if I am extra careful with my thumb.
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 10:56 PM
Oct 2023

I guess I was initiating other functions as I moved between pages on my cell. I'll tell you if it happens again.

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