# Were there recent changes to the mobile version? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 9, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487 "2018-02-09T00:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/1 "2018-02-09T00:09:26Z")
I’m using a Chrome browser on Android. Two things: - There used to be an arrow in the bottom right which would scroll back to the top. - I don’t recall having any options like smilies, text formatting, insert link, etc. These appear now on the quick reply option, but not on the post new reply or new post option. Did something change? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/2 "2018-02-09T02:08:05Z")
I’m not able to login through Tapatalk right now. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/3 "2018-02-09T02:41:21Z")
I haven’t been able to use tapatalk all day ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/4 "2018-02-09T03:10:28Z")
Tapatalk is working for me now. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/5 "2018-02-09T03:43:05Z")
I can log in to tapatalk now, but can’t see any forums or threads ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/6 "2018-02-09T23:00:06Z")
Just checked–no more Big Dumb Arrow, and the text editing buttons show up in portrait now (they used to only show up in landscape.) ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/7 "2018-02-10T06:12:33Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I can log in to tapatalk now, but can’t see any forums or threads Me neither. It’s completely blank. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/8 "2018-02-10T07:34:27Z")
Try deleting the app cache, and possibly the app data as well if just deleting the cache doesn’t work. ETA: Note that deleting the app data will also delete all of your custom Tapatalk settings, logins, etc. so try just deleting the app cache first. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/9 "2018-02-10T18:29:02Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > … the text editing buttons show up in portrait now (they used to only show up in landscape.) Well, son of a gun. They were there in **landscape** all along? Just call me Dorothy. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/10 "2018-02-12T05:06:40Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Try deleting the app cache, and possibly the app data as well if just deleting the cache doesn’t work. > > ETA: Note that deleting the app data will also delete all of your custom Tapatalk settings, logins, etc. so try just deleting the app cache first. Nope, didn’t work. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/11 "2018-02-12T14:35:50Z")
For what it’s worth, the scroll-to-top arrow has disappeared for me, too, both on my desktop and in mobile. I know I’m in the minority, but I would prefer to have it back. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/12 "2018-02-12T14:45:04Z")
The scroll-up arrow which I did use sometimes is gone in FireFox as well. But on the good side so are the pop-under ads so all in all I’m calling it a win. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/13 "2018-02-20T21:03:28Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > For what it’s worth, the scroll-to-top arrow has disappeared for me, too, both on my desktop and in mobile. I know I’m in the minority, but I would prefer to have it back. I know I’m often a bit slow on the uptake, but I just noticed this as well. Any further word on what happened to it? I liked it too. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/14 "2018-02-21T02:11:05Z")
I don’t think taking out the button was intentional. It still seems to try and load the site that it comes from. My guess is that the change to HTTPS killed it, since it always mentions something about the TLS handshake (which is the S part of HTTPS). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487/15 "2018-02-25T01:05:15Z")
Any word on getting the scroll-to-top arrow back? I liked it too.