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Unlinking records in Interface list view (not possible on mobile?)

  • November 3, 2025
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Hi everyone,


I’ve created an interface that includes a list view (see screenshot). This list shows devices (inventory items) that are linked to a construction site record.

 

Adding a new device works perfectly – I can use the “Gerät hinzufügen” button to select an existing record and link it to the construction site.

On desktop, removing the link also works fine: I can right-click on a row and choose “Unlink record”, which removes the connection between the construction site and the device.

However, on the mobile version of Airtable (the app), I can’t find any way to remove that link. Long-pressing, context menus, or any other gestures don’t seem to offer that option.

My question:
Is there any way to allow unlinking records in a list view on mobile – maybe through an alternative view, a button, or an automation? Or is this simply not supported yet in the Airtable mobile app?

The list view layout works perfectly for my use case, so I’d prefer to keep it – I just need a way for users to unlink devices from a project when using mobile.

Thanks in advance for any tips or workarounds!

Best,
Christoph

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ScottWorld
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  • November 3, 2025

Very interesting… it looks like you just stumbled upon a limitation of viewing linked records as a “view” instead of a “field”.

Not only can you not unlink those linked records in the mobile app, but you also can’t unlink them when using a mobile web browser (such as the iPad web browser).

I would report this as a bug to support@airtable.com, and I would also submit it as a feature request on the Product Feedback page.

In the meantime, you can still unlink records when viewing the linked record as a “field” instead of a “view”, so your workaround for this issue would be to add the linked record field AGAIN (a second time) to your page, but display it as a “field” this time. Then, you can unlink the record from there.

Hope this helps!

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Is there any way to allow unlinking records in a list view on mobile – maybe through an alternative view, a button, or an automation? Or is this simply not supported yet in the Airtable mobile app?

Try allowing the opening of a record detail in that linked view, that’ll give you the option of removing it

And so the flow would be:

  1. Click into record to view record details
  2. In record details, click into the linked field, which shows you all the linked records
  3. Click into the row you want
    1. You should now see a small X that lets you unlink it

 

Adam, Airtable Consultant - thetimesaving.company
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