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I notice that while i have a confirmation enabled on the computer for the delete button on an expanded record in the interface, I do not have to confirm to delete from mobile which has been risky for my team as we use our mobile devices frequently in the field and its easy to accidentally hit that big red button. There is also no way to undo on mobile if you miss the brief "undo" float message. Am I missing something?

 

It would also be nice to have a delete confirmation feature when add/delete records in line is enabled for calendar, list, kanban views, etc. on an interface. I want my team to be able to click the calendar to easily add tasks to a certain date without filling out a form for each but I don't want them to accidentally delete records either.

Wow, it seems like Airtable didn't add that into the mobile interface functionality, either intentionally or accidentally. You may want to email support@airtable.com to ask them to please include this feature in the mobile app.

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant

I’m now experiencing the opposite issue. I have a button connected to an automation, and the button requires confirmation. On the Airtable App for iOS, tapping the button doesn’t ask for confirmation and also does not run the automation. There’s no user-facing indication of an issue. When I turn confirmation off, tapping the button on mobile does run the automation (and, naturally, does not ask for confirmation).

 

I wonder if, in response to this issue, the Airtable team blocked confirmation-requiring buttons on mobile instead of implementing mobile confirmation. I guess that’s better than blanket allowing buttons that require confirmation, but still frustrating.

Interestingly, if I disable the confirmation requirement, the button functions properly on mobile and the automation runs as expected. It makes me think that perhaps Airtable chose to disable confirmation-required buttons on mobile entirely, rather than build a confirmation dialog for the mobile app.

​@michael41 ​@dona545mi do you mean that if confirmation required is toggled on the button is still shown on the mobile interface but would not require confirmation NOR would it actually trigger the automation? That is pretty crazy..

Would love to make sure I am getting that right. 

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