Mild guess. The dev(s) don't know about navigation buttons. Gestures have been "standard" for a while now so maybe someone forgot about this as a possibility?
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Go to settings - appearance - theme- device mode (scroll down)
Select android or apple depending on your device
Oh snap! I've been putting up with this for over a year! I had no idea there was as a toggle. Why doesn't the android build installed from FDroid default to the android compatibility mode?
I don't have this option available. ChatGPT makes up options that never actually existed. "Don't ask it how I know"
It's there! The theme sub menu is at the top, I missed it the first time.
At first I thought this was a meme akin to not being able to get up because cat.

App devs have a tendency to not take into account mobile OS design. It's aggravating.
Voyager does this to me occasionally. I just endtask it and re open.
Try rotating ur screen landscape, then back to portrait, seems to temporarily fix it for me.
I tried this several times and even restarted the phone... Is restarted even politically correct anymore? It should be Sturptid or Durmt or Merntally Charlentged....I merntally charlentged my phone! And it still overlapped the buttons.
I have this issue but at the top of the screen. The title bar sometimes overlaps the time, notifications, etc.
I have the navigation buttons turned on at the bottom of the screen but I don't think I've seen this problem
Looks like the developer doesn’t know about the env(safe-area-inset-bottom) variable in CSS. Voyager is a web app, which is why it has this problem to start (I think), but that variable can be used as margin/padding to clear those buttons (and similar on other OS-es).
Btw, any lemmy app that isn't a webrender?
I’m on iPhone, so don’t know about Android apps, but Mlem is solid for iOS!
I've been using blorp, AFAIK it isnt
Blorp dev here. Blorp actually is too 😅
I wanted to build a universal web and native app. I started out using react native on iOS/Android and react on web. I realized that I was spending most if my time trying to get native to work as well as web. For example, the markdown renderers/editors on web are far superior to native imo. Making native a web app solves a lot of problems, but obviously it creates new issues like this post mentions.
The biggest issue with being a web app is I will likely never be able to get Liquid Glass working on iOS. I’m guessing same for voyager. But Liquid Glass kinda sucks, so we’ll call it a feature instead of a bug. I think these web apps can work around most other issues, including the one this post mentions.
This was last updated Mar 26, 2024 and the developer has been AWOL ever since.
Much as I love the app, Lemmy has gone through multiple API changes (and has more to come) such that staying on an outdated app isn't viable. Last I used it, it was already having issues loading pictures and comment threads.
Damn, you're right. Last update was exactly 2 years ago.
It works properly on my phone. Does the APK work?
How the heck am I supposed to use the app if I keep clicking the desktop/main page? Actually, how is the desktop called on a phone? Hold that thought, its not useful to me rantnow! All I rant to do is rant!
Rant this ranting rantotanter app!
I'm more concerned why there isn't an Outbox button, but I digress..
I don't have an exact answer, but have you tried turning the screen sideways?
Damn cat!
Is this Voyager? Is it the Webapp or the App Store App? If it’s the Voyager webapp you may need to tell it you are on Android in the settings.
It's the Voyager app.
I just turned on Android buttons for the first time in 7 years to confirm your issue. Couldn't replicate. Either something wrong with your particular app (if full restart doesn't help try clearing data) or your ROM.

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