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why i can't mention in FB on chrome mobile app?

mooooon

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Apr 7, 2019
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i don't like the fb apps and my phone doesn't have any more space so i use chrome

to be able to use FB but when i try to mention any one in comments or any thing

the selection menu doesn't show up !!

is there any fix to this ? is it a bug in chrome ? but why it works in the desktop site ?
 
Because Chrome is crap?

I just tried using Tinfoil for Facebook, a tiny app that runs the Facebook mobile website in a wrapper (to stop the scumbags from seeing everything else you have browsed), and mentions work fine there. Because it is just a wrapper this means that they work in the mobile website on android. I expect it's using the android system webview on my phone, as I have Chrome disabled, and therefore if this feature doesn't work for you it's likely Chrome is the problem.
 
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But "mentions" work in the Facebook mobile site on other browsers: as well as the Webview that Tinfoil uses I just tried it with the DuckDuckGo browser, which also works fine. So the problem isn't that these don't work on the Facebook mobile website, it's that Chrome doesn't work with it.

(Interestingly Firefox Focus is so resistant to FB's data-slurping that FB won't even let me log in with it - which is a point in Mozilla's favour ;)).
 
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But "mentions" work in the Facebook mobile site on other browsers: as well as the Webview that Tinfoil uses I just tried it with the DuckDuckGo browser, which also works fine. So the problem isn't that these don't work on the Facebook mobile website, it's that Chrome doesn't work with it.

(Interestingly Firefox Focus is so resistant to FB's data-slurping that FB won't even let me log in with it - which is a point in Mozilla's favour ;)).

no it also doesn't work on firefox !
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as I have Chrome disabled

YUB it can only be disabled not removed so i am using it as Literally have no space for any more app !
 
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