Automatic switch from mobile view to desktop view for desktops after following a mobile link
Problem: In my humble opinion, it is most likely that people using PCs when following a link of format https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/... would probably want to switch back to desktop view to read it, since they used to it. Currently, users have to find the small button of desktop version in the very bottom of the page.
Who would benefit: I think most of the desktop users following mobile links.
Proposed solution: Detect the way of browsing and based on that switch to a corresponding view type.
More comments: Of course there might be people who want to use the mobile version on PC, but this function should be switchable then.
For me, it's the reverse: I want easy access to the switch to desktop link at the bottom, when viewing a mobile view on a mobile phone. I only ever use Desktop view on a mobile phone. See this proposal. Mathglot (talk) 02:38, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This will be appreciated. I use Firefox both on mobile and desktop and Firefox Sync allows me to syncronize bookmarks. This is very helpful in my workflow but I end saving a lot of mobile versions to be later edited on desktop. When I start a session in my desktop, I have to manually update the links to make it more comfortable to read/edit. However, I see an issue with automatically redirecting to the desktop version. Since the url are different, the browser does treat changes as redirect and does not recognize the page as bookmarked (since the bookmark url is different). That means that once I'm finished I'd need to manually go to my bookmark list to remove the bookmark from my to do list. --FAR (talk) 09:49, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support it would have to be for larger tablets too. I'm not so keen on it being automatic, because I don't always feel like going right from a mobile view to a desktop view. Sometimes a mobile view makes it easier to stay organized visually when you are on a desktop. I don't see a problem with making it the kind of settings option which can be toggled, though. Tyrekecorrea (talk) 19:31, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose it being automatic. Sometimes on the helpdesk we get questions that are specific to the mobile view, and I want to see the page as the person who posted the question saw it. I wouldn't mind, however, a pop-up of some sort that says, "It looks like you are using a desktop. Would you like to switch to the desktop view?" ONUnicorn (talk) 21:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but especially the other way around. As Mathglot says, it's much more often a problem that one needs to get the full desktop version of the page while on a mobile device. — SMcCandlish ☺☏¢ >ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ< 07:57, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and as per ONUnicorn - I've had to try to debug/investigate mobile oddities and figure out how to demonstrate those to others. As a setting you could default to realign links with current platform, but do not impose unconditionally. Breaking how people fix things is uncool. Shenme (talk) 06:37, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Given that mobile detection automatically does the inverse of this, I have been frustrated for years that this does not happen. I have a browser extension that auto redirects, but it would be nice for this to be standard. Brvman (talk) 14:54, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Each URL should always send identical data, otherwise confusion arise. MobileReader_A:"Hey, this page's wierd" -> PCEditor_B:"What? I see no problem" --Wotheina (talk) 10:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]