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Desktop | Mobile Web | iOS app | Android app | ||||
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IP | User | IP | User | IP | User | IP | User | |
Tag | (none) | Mobile web edit | iOS app edit | Android app edit | ||||
"New message" alert [a] | Peach bar of doom | Miniature orange bar of doom [b] | Flaky [1] [c] | Looks like other alerts [2] | No (?) [3] | Sometimes (since Jun 2022) [4] [d] | Kinda, but subject to certain weird limitations [e] [5] | Looks like other alerts |
Other alerts [a] | — | Yes [f] | — | Yes | — | Sometimes (since Jun 2022) [4] [d] | — | Yes [7] |
Custom block messages | Yes | Yes | Yes [8] | Yes [8] | Yes (since Mar 2023) [9] | Yes (since Mar 2023) [9] | Seems flaky [10] | Yes [11] |
Partial block shown as partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [11] | Yes [11] |
Editnotices [g] | Yes [h] [i] | Yes [h] [i] | Yes via T316178 and JavaScript gadget [12] | Yes via T316178 and JavaScript gadget [12] | Yes [13] | Yes [13] | Yes [14] | Yes [14] |
Talk page banners (e.g. {{ FAQ}}) | Yes | Yes | Hidden behind tiny link [15] | Hidden behind tiny link [15] | Prominently shown, but some messages are mangled | Prominently shown, but some messages are mangled | Shown as a regular section [j] | Shown as a regular section [j] |
Custom edit filter messages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (since Mar 2023) | Yes (since Mar 2023) | Mostly [k] [16] | Mostly [k] [16] |
CentralNotices [l] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
![]() | This is an
information page. It is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus and
vetting. |
![]() | This page in a nutshell: Logged-out editors using the mobile web interface will not receive notifications when another user leaves them a user talk page message. Editors using a mobile app may not receive notifications regardless of whether they are logged in. |
Editor Feature
|
Desktop | Mobile Web | iOS app | Android app | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IP | User | IP | User | IP | User | IP | User | |
Tag | (none) | Mobile web edit | iOS app edit | Android app edit | ||||
"New message" alert [a] | Peach bar of doom | Miniature orange bar of doom [b] | Flaky [1] [c] | Looks like other alerts [2] | No (?) [3] | Sometimes (since Jun 2022) [4] [d] | Kinda, but subject to certain weird limitations [e] [5] | Looks like other alerts |
Other alerts [a] | — | Yes [f] | — | Yes | — | Sometimes (since Jun 2022) [4] [d] | — | Yes [7] |
Custom block messages | Yes | Yes | Yes [8] | Yes [8] | Yes (since Mar 2023) [9] | Yes (since Mar 2023) [9] | Seems flaky [10] | Yes [11] |
Partial block shown as partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [11] | Yes [11] |
Editnotices [g] | Yes [h] [i] | Yes [h] [i] | Yes via T316178 and JavaScript gadget [12] | Yes via T316178 and JavaScript gadget [12] | Yes [13] | Yes [13] | Yes [14] | Yes [14] |
Talk page banners (e.g. {{ FAQ}}) | Yes | Yes | Hidden behind tiny link [15] | Hidden behind tiny link [15] | Prominently shown, but some messages are mangled | Prominently shown, but some messages are mangled | Shown as a regular section [j] | Shown as a regular section [j] |
Custom edit filter messages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (since Mar 2023) | Yes (since Mar 2023) | Mostly [k] [16] | Mostly [k] [16] |
CentralNotices [l] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |