Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Pull to refresh
Raised as a usability problem by 16 people on Hacker News over 13 years (2013–2025), in 6 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Pulling down refreshes the page instead of scrolling, unlike other sitesUnreviewed
20132026- Scrolling to the top of a page triggers a reload, losing typed content2025-01-05
- Pulling down triggers a refresh instead of the expected scroll, inconsistent with other sites2018-06-07
- Pull-to-refresh breaks one-handed scrolling on mobile sites2018-06-07
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The newest 18 complaints
- Scrolling to the top of a page triggers a reload, losing typed content2025-01-05
- Accidentally triggers refresh, losing work, and users can't disable it2023-08-21
- Pulling down triggers a refresh instead of the expected scroll, inconsistent with other sites2018-06-07
- Users couldn't figure out how to refresh for new information on mobile2018-06-07
- Older users trigger it accidentally and don't understand why it happened2018-06-07
- Pull-to-refresh breaks one-handed scrolling on mobile sites2018-06-07
- Trying to select text triggers pull-to-refresh and reloads the page, blocking selection2018-06-07
- Users can't discover pull-to-refresh; it only works by accidental overscroll2017-09-28
- Pulling too hard reloads the page and loses the user's unsaved form data2016-12-06
- Pulling down to scroll accidentally refreshes the page and loses typed work2016-12-06
- Pull-to-refresh gesture triggers accidentally in web apps and cannot be disabled by the page2016-12-06
- Pull gesture on touch laptop doesn't work; it reacts to scrolling instead2013-02-26
- Accidental swipe on trackpad reloads page and loses typed comment2013-02-26
- Users try pulling down with a mouse and it doesn't work as expected2013-02-25
- Gesture actually scrolls to top to refresh, not a true pull to refresh2013-02-25
- Scrolling to the top unintentionally triggers a page refresh, losing the current view2013-02-25
- Breaks the scroll-to-top shortcut and lets users trigger actions accidentally2013-02-25
- Home and Page Up keys stop working properly when the plugin is active2013-02-25