Using Confluence via your mobile browser

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This page is about Confluence mobile web, which is accessed using the browser your your device.

For a richer experience, try the Confluence Data Center and Server mobile app for iOS and Android. 

When you access Confluence using the browser on a mobile device, you'll see a version of Confluence which is optimized for mobile viewing. Confluence chooses the mobile or desktop interface based on your device, but you can still switch to the desktop site on your mobile by choosing menu  then choosing Switch to desktop version.

On this page:

You can also swap from the desktop view to the mobile view if you're on a mobile device, by choosing Switch to Confluence Mobile at the top of the page.

On your supported mobile device, you can:

  • View the Confluence dashboard, pages, blog posts, and user profiles.
  • Add or reply to a comment on a page or blog post.
  • Like a page, blog post or comment.
  • Watch a page or blog post.
  • See your notifications and tasks.

You can't add or edit pages or blog posts, or edit existing comments, using the mobile interface.

The dashboard – the first thing you see

Choose a tab to see:

  • Popular content – what people like in your wiki.
  • Recent blogs – the latest blog posts.
  • Network – updates by people in your network.

Tap the links to view the full content of a page, blog post or comment.

 

Searching for content and people

Tap the menu icon  to open the menu panel on the left of the page. Then type text or a person's name in the Search box. The mobile interface offers the quick search, which returns matches on page title only. To use advanced search, switch to desktop mode.

Viewing pages, blog posts and comments

Tap a link on the dashboard or on any other page. Confluence will display the linked page, blog post or comment.

You can:

  • View the content, tap a link to move to another page, and interact with the page using the standard functionality supported by mobile browsers.
  • Like or unlike a page, blog post or comment.
  • Watch or stop watching a page or blog post.
  • Add or reply to a comment. 

Viewing people's profiles

Search for a person's name, then view that person's user profile. Tap the options to phone, SMS or email a colleague directly from your mobile device.

Following up on notifications

You can view and respond to your notifications on your phone or other mobile device. Tap the menu icon  to open the menu panel on the left of the page. Choose Notifications, and tap a notification to see its details. You can reply, watch or like via the inline actions. Tap Open to open the page or blog post in a new page. For full details, see Workbox Notifications.

Viewing tasks

You can view and manage your tasks on your phone or other mobile device too. Tap the menu icon  to open the menu panel on the left of the page. Choose Tasks then tap a task to see its details. 

Last modified on Aug 3, 2021

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