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Mobile browsers keep moving

The usable screen changes when the browser toolbar moves. Here’s a small test of why that matters.

Try it for yourself.

A working preview. Your changes stay inside this study.

Screen
740 px
Browser
88 px
Safe area
20 px
Usable
632 px
740 px

This scaled simulation uses a 390 px width, 88 px of browser chrome, and a 20 px bottom safe area. Real devices report their own viewport and insets.

The question

How do I keep a fake phone OS from getting cut off by a real phone browser?

What I tried

Measure the visible space and work around browser chrome and safe areas.

What it proves

This simulator illustrates the sizing problem. Real browser measurements vary by device.

How to explore

Change the simulated browser toolbar and compare the available height.