Android Selection in Editor - Selecting text near top/bottom of screen to scroll is buggy / abruptly stops scrolling

Bug reports
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Steps to reproduce

  1. Select any text (On mobile)
  2. Drag the “Selection Handles” to the top or bottom of the screen.

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes.

Expected result

The document gradually scrolls up/down, allowing me to select text farther up/down, like how any other app works.

Actual result

  • Scrolling Up - Editing Mode: It scrolls up a tiny bit, but then stops scrolling entirely.
  • Scrolling Down - Editing Mode: It randomly (most of the time) stops scrolling once you move your finger over the toolbar or keyboard. Attempting to keep your finger just above the toolbar seems to make it scroll a bit more than usual, but it eventually stops again anyway.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.7 (303)
API version: 1.12.7
Operating system: Android 16 (samsung SM-A256B)
Webview version: 146.0.7680.164
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 2
Plugins enabled: 0
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

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I split this BR in two parts. This is for reading mode.

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I’ve encountered issues with scrolling and trying to select text on an iPhone, but I haven’t been able to consistenly reproduce it, or determine if it’s tied to a plugin.

I think Android Selection in Editor - Selecting text near top/bottom of screen to scroll is buggy / abruptly stops scrolling is the same issue, and that bug report has a much cleaner reproduction on the default theme without plugins.

Here’s my “dirty” debug info anyways:

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.7 (303)
API version: 1.12.7
Operating system: iOS 26.4.2 (Apple iPhone18,3)
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: none
Live preview: on
Base theme: dark
Community theme: Catppuccin 0.4.44
Snippets enabled: 6
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 17
Plugins enabled: 11
1: Code Styler v1.1.7
2: Custom File Extensions Plugin v1.2.1
3: Docxer v2.3.0
4: Duplicate Line v3.1.2
5: PDF++ v0.40.31
6: Quiet Outline v0.5.12
7: Style Settings v1.0.9
8: tldraw v1.29.0
9: Wrap with shortcuts v1.3.0
10: Callout Manager v1.1.1
11: Templater v2.19.3

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.
Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.