Why doesn't Lemmy have a back button? (bikersgo.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sam@bikersgo.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Why doesn't Lemmy have a back button?

It's really confusing me why Lemmy doesn't have a back button when you are browsing via the web. Is this something that just got missed or is it meant to be like that?

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[-] sam@bikersgo.social 0 points 2 weeks ago

Not for Webapps / Mobile Webapps sadly.

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm confused. Does the device you are using not have a way to go back? I have a phone, tablet, and PC, and all of these have a native "back" button or gesture or keyboard shortcut. I've not met a device without any of these capabilities since like 2008.

Legit curious what device you are using if you wouldn't mind??

[-] shortrounddev@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Idk what phone you have but iPhone and Default android don't have back buttons in their default UI, they use gestures now

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I stated "button" or "gesture" in my post. You just use the gesture to go back is my point.

[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Why would you access Lemmy that way when there are lots of other ways?

[-] sam@bikersgo.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Because sometimes people don't like apps, especially when some are paid.

[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Have you tried Boost (android)? It's free and I haven't found anything to complain about..

[-] sam@bikersgo.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not everyone uses android, I used to but don't anymore.

[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Mlem for iPhone? Also free

[-] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not everyone uses iPhone (lol)

[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Are you not very bright?

[-] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

on webapps you can use the os back button, either on the bottom or a swipe from the side.

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 1 points 2 weeks ago

Then use Voyager, or Tesseract, or Photon. All 3 are usable as plain webapps and have decent mobile experience.

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