Numbered Lists Not Showing in Reading Mode (Android)

[booty]

Description:

I’m experiencing an issue where numbered lists (e.g., 1. One, 2. Two) appear correctly in the edit view but are missing the numbers in preview mode. Only the text content shows—no numbering or list formatting is preserved.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open obsidian and edit a Note
2. Add numbers like (1., 2.) Etc..
3. The numbers are shown in the Edit mode, but when i go in preview mode the numbers are gone.

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

Expected result

In the preview mode the numbers are shown as bullets shows.

Actual result

Only the text shows, the numbers are disappear.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Operating system: android 14 (samsung SM-A156E)
Obsidian version: 1.8.10 (197)
API version: v1.8.10
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: none
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional logs

[ConEst]

I’m facing the same issue. (No plugins)

Obsidian Version - 1.8.10
Android version - Android 15

[WhiteNoise]

Works fine for me

[ConEst]

Works on few mobile devices and does not on few..

What could be the reason?

[Sloaner]

This happens to me too : (

And it appears that the Android System WebView is at fault for this, as I have found out—I found a temporary fix—by uninstalling it’s updates to which the numbered lists started to reappear again in preview mode.

before uninstalling Android system webview:

After uninstalling Android system webview:

However, there are downsides that I have found (two as of now) when I did this. First of all, after you uninstalled Android System WebView, Obsidian returns to its “Welcome” start-up after you first installed it (vault data is not affected though):

Second, when pasting images, it instead displays a broken image thingy, as seen below:

The other images that are pasted—before uninstalling the webview—are fine. It’s just the new pasted images have the problem.

I hope that this response is helpful to those who are experiencing the same issues as us and may the developers of this wonderful app find a way to resolve this issue. Thank you very much .

[WhiteNoise]

Which phone do you have exactly?
Which version of android?

Which version of webview did and did not have the problem?

Thanks.

[Sloaner]

OPPO A9 (2020)
Android 11

WebView version 97 : does not have the problem
WebView version 139: has the problem

[WhiteNoise]

Chrome/webview 139 is not stable. Are you running a beta version of webview?

[Sloaner]

It appears so, I’ll revert it to stable and see if there are any changes.

Thank you!

[WhiteNoise]

I can confirm the problem with v139 beta.

[Sloaner]

Good to hear that the problem is now reproduced!

As for my side, it’s all functioning well now . WebView beta is indeed the culprit!

WebView stable:

Numbered list is now working again in preview mode:

The problem is gone , thank you .