Sidebar file list blocked and obscured by header overlay on Android

Ghalev · January 19, 2026, 1:24am

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Steps to reproduce

1. Open left sidebar with **Files** tab.

Tablet: top ~3 files visible but untouchable under header overlay.
Phone: header floats mid-list, blocking taps above/below and obscuring some entries.

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

I don't know what that means. I'm just a user. This is very intimidating.

Expected result

Actual result

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Additional information

ariehen · January 19, 2026, 2:29am

Hi!

The troubleshooting guide is there to check on your end if a community theme, plugin, or CSS snippet is causing the issue(s) before submitting a report.

I would:

switch to the default theme (Settings > Appearance)
go to Settings > Community plugins > Restricted mode and tap Turn on and reload
disable CSS snippets if you have any (Settings > Appearance)

Also, type cmd/ctrl + p → Show debug info and paste that in here. It looks like this:

A screenshot or two could help as well.

mateusz.prusaczyk · January 19, 2026, 5:15pm

I came here to report/look for the same bug, but apparently it was indeed some issue with the theme I used (LYT Mode by Nick Milo).

But since I already spent the time writing this message, I will paste the debug info

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SYSTEM INFO:

Operating system: android 13 (OnePlus IN2013)

Webview version: 143.0.7499.192

Obsidian version: 1.11.4 (277)

API version: v1.11.4

Login status: logged in

Language: en

Catalyst license: none

Live preview: on

Base theme: dark

Community theme: none

Snippets enabled: 0

Restricted mode: off

Plugins installed: 12

Plugins enabled: 8

	1: Advanced Tables v0.22.1

	2: Dataview v0.5.67

	3: Excalidraw v2.8.1

	4: Reading Time v1.1.2

	5: Tag Wrangler v0.6.1

	6: Kanban v2.0.51

	7: Auto Note Mover v1.2.0

	8: Paste image rename v1.6.1

RECOMMENDATIONS:

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.