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[Closed] How to scroll to top of page on Android?

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Is there a fast way to scroll back to the to of a thread here on Android?  There used to be a little arrow but it has gone. I suspect the is a gesture that works but I can't find it :(.  Anyone know of another way other that manually scrolling all the way up?


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 12:55 am
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If it is to go back to the forum menu you can tap the header menus. There is a forum icon (two speech bubbles) in the 6 square menu, or a link to the forum or classifieds in the 3 line menu. Its a bit clunky as you have to remained what's what and it sometimes disappears off the edge if you zoom.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 5:49 am
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Yeah I used to like the back to top arrow, but now I just use the 3 line menu in the banner. Or if it's only a short thread just drag back to top quickly.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 8:11 am
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Two big fast swipes in succession works here. Gets the scrolling momentum built up. Then just sit back for a whole second watching it fly by.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 9:22 am
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That's all the arrow did anyway.

I'll log it.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 12:45 pm
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Two big fast swipes in succession works here. Gets the scrolling momentum built up. Then just sit back for a whole second watching it fly by.

That's what I'm doing at the moment but I miss the little arrow, it worked rather well

 I just use the 3 line menu in the banner

That's not bad, 2 clicks.  The 6 dot/speech bubble way is 3 clicks.

I miss the litte arrow.  Thanks for logging it Cougar


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 3:25 pm
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If you're running MIUI (Xiaomi, maybe Redmi?) you can enable swipe gestures. Then just swipe from the edge to go back, just like in iOS.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 3:45 pm
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Request for clarification as I rarely use the mobile view: what's this for?

Do you want the arrow because you have a burning desire to get to the top of the page, or to get at the menu items? Ie, would a better solution not be to replicate forum links at the bottom of the thread?

If I'm spending any time on the forum I just open threads in new tabs (long-press on mobile) and close them when I've done to return to the menu behind. Or just use the browser's back button from single-page threads.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 4:09 pm
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 Ie, would a better solution not be to replicate forum links at the bottom of the thread?

Oh that's what I would really like.  I don't know why it was never done that way but that would do it for me

If I’m spending any time on the forum I just open threads in new tabs (long-press on mobile) and close them when I’ve done to return to the menu behind. Or just use the browser’s back button from single-page threads

I use all of these as well.  I really just wanted a nice 'work flow' when browsing threads that lets me read a thread and get back to the main forums page to see what else is there.  The forum links at the bottom would rock.


 
Posted : 26/09/2020 5:05 pm

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