Tried turning off all snippets and plugins in my normal vault, and switched to the default theme
Deleted and reinstalled the Obsidian app on my phone
Finally, I tested in a brand new sandbox vault on mobile (with restricted mode enabled)
Expected result
The outline pane reflects the headings in the first note as soon as I open the sidebar.
Actual result
The sidebar shows the headings from the second note, even though I’m currently in the first note.
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Operating system: ios 18.0.1 (Apple iPhone16,1)
Obsidian version: 1.7.4 (167)
API version: v1.7.4
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: vip
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
Just updated to 1.7.5 but this bug is still present on mobile (verified in my test vault). I can upload a video of the behavior, plus the debug info if that would help.
Yup, double checked that my iOS app is at 1.7.5. Please see linked video to show the same behavior in the test vault (with a stop in the settings screen to show app version and vault settings): iCloud Photos - Apple iCloud
Also, I saw this note in the Changelog:
* Fixed bug where tree components (such as the Outline view) would be slow to refresh on Android.
I am not on Android (I only have an iPhone), and the bug I created was for my experience on iOS, where the outline view doesn’t update until you open the panel twice (unless you go into edit mode, where the outline pane seems to update normally).
Adding debug info:
SYSTEM INFO:
Operating system: ios 18.1 (Apple iPhone16,1)
Obsidian version: 1.7.5 (168)
API version: v1.7.5
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: vip
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none
One thing that I wanted to bring back up: the behavior occurs with both the Default theme and the Minimal theme on iOS, but it doesn’t occur when I enable the Primary theme. Under the Primary theme, the outline pane updates as expected.
Also, in case it’s relevant, I have an iPhone 15 Pro with more than 100 GB free storage. My device isn’t jailbroken or anything like that.
Just because I wanted to verify that a fresh install wasn’t needed, I installed Obsidian on a totally separate iPhone. Didn’t even log in to my Obsidian account, just created a new on-device vault and then created two notes (like the test notes described in the original post).
The bug occurred on that device too, with Obsidian having been installed today (for the first time ever on that device).
SYSTEM INFO:
Operating system: ios 18.0.1 (Apple iPhone12,8)
Obsidian version: 1.7.5 (168)
API version: v1.7.5
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none