[Support request] Double click needed for links in chrome on ios

[Kees]

Hello,

I have the problem that I need to double click on links in Chrome on iOS devices for them to work. I know of the ‘disable back to top button hack’ and of disabling the sticky navigation (hide-on-scroll). I saw those solutions in another post. Both are disabled, but that doesn’t solve the problem. Do you know what else it could be?

Thanks in advance.

Roy

[Ying]

Hi Roy,

David and I both tested on iPhone, but it doesn’t seem to have the double click issue.

Have you tried using another device?

Let me know!

[Kees]

Hi Ying,

I’m using an iphone 13 pro, its not 100% always but maybe 90% or something. For example this url: https://www.lekkeretenmetlinda.nl/lunch-recepten/ If you scroll down to the first post, often I have to click twice. Ik had this problem before and could fix it with disabling the back to top button and that worked in that case, but now I don’t know whats the matter.

So i’m using iphone 13, chrome, incognito mode.

Roy

[Kees]

If it helps: I made some screenrecordings which I can send you if possible.

[David]

For some background. the issue with sticky nav and back to top is related to Chrome iOS changing focus when elements enter the viewport ( eg. sticky nav or back to top ) after the screen is initially rendered. Its something Tom picked up on, during one of the many head banging trials we have performed.

I think you may be experiencing the same issue as there are late loading elements on that page.

If you have a screen recording it would be useful to see – you will need to share a link to the cloud folder / media library the video is saved in.

[Kees]

Hi David,

thanks for your explanation. I added the download link in private.

Roy

[Tom]

Hi there,

For now, can you see if this works?: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/click-twice-on-mobile-links/page/3/#post-2447283

Ideally this is something that Chrome on iOS should fix, but we’ll be looking at what we can do on our end as well.

Let me know 🙂

[Kees]

Hi Tom,

it works but it comes with some other visual changes as well. It places outline/borders on some elements (in the offcanvas menu for example). Also mobile hover effects after clicking something don’t work anymore.

Roy

[Tom]

Yea, makes sense there would be some tradeoffs.

As of right now, it seems to avoid this particular iOS bug it’s important to make sure nothing appears/disappears from your pages after the initial render.

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