# \[A bit Off Topic\] Grafana 6.1.0 on mobile device

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780>\
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**Created:** [4 April 2019 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780 "2019-04-04T20:32:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2019 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/1 "2019-04-04T20:32:45Z")

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Does anyone use Grafana on a mobile device? If so are you planning to upgrade to v6.1.0 which has just been released? I have done that and have the problem that in order to hide the side menu one now has to use the TV icon in the top bar, and this does not appear when I view it on my phone. I would be interested in knowing whether I am the only one with the problem.  
The grafana community seems rather un-responsive, particularly compared with this one.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2019 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/2 "2019-04-04T20:45:04Z")

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Well yes, but only in landscape.

Agree that the forum is poor, but they do respond to git issues.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2019 21:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/3 "2019-04-04T21:06:21Z")

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Are you able to hide the left side menu?

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2019 21:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/4 "2019-04-04T21:09:03Z")

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No, tried all options but it's still there!

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2019 21:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/5 "2019-04-04T21:10:07Z")

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Yes, that is what I found. It is because the TV icon disappears if the window is small.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2019 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/6 "2019-04-04T21:16:16Z")

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I can't use the kiosk modes unfortunately, because sadly they hide the dashboard links, and therefore I wouldn't be able to navigate different dashboards...  
But no, the TV icon isn't there anyway.

> <https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/15776>

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2019 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/7 "2019-04-05T08:19:51Z")

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See also

> <https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/16402>

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2019 08:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/8 "2019-04-05T08:51:03Z")

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Just a thought, can you swipe the menu away? This is possible on Chronograf on my phone. BTW, Chronograph is, I find, almost as good a Grafana. It's also extremely easy to interface with InfuxDB.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2019 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/9 "2019-04-05T09:25:59Z")

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> [@ghayne](#):
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> can you swipe the menu away?

No, unfortunately not.  
The latest info is that with a large window the TV icon in the top is visible and the side menu can be hidden, with a very small window the display changes to provide a hamburger menu instead of the side menu, but in between there is a range where there is no TV icon, but the hamburger menu is not provided.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2019 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/10 "2019-04-05T09:57:40Z")

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Ah, progress I think. It has been accepted as an issue now in the issue I linked to (Unable to hide side menu).

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2019 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/11 "2019-04-05T12:36:45Z")

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v6.1.1 has just been released with some fixes for the kiosk function, I don't know if the fix is included or not, but I'll take a look this evening.

EDIT - nope, not fixed in v6.1.1

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**Post date:** [5 April 2019 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/12 "2019-04-05T15:09:40Z")

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I have gone back to 6.0.2 in the meantime, that restores the ability to hide the side menu by clicking the Grafana icon. Or at least I am in the process of doing that. I have made some experimental extensions to the graph panel so I have to build it myself, which takes about 2 hours on a Pi 3.

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**Post date:** [8 April 2019 21:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/13 "2019-04-08T21:04:22Z")

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> [@Paul-Reed](#):
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> they hide the dashboard links, and therefore I wouldn't be able to navigate different dashboards...

You can add links to your dashboard, not just charts. Would that get round your issue?

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**Post date:** [8 April 2019 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/14 "2019-04-08T21:12:31Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> You can add links to your dashboard, not just charts. Would that get round your issue?

I've added links to my dashboards, and that's the problem.  
When you activate Kiosk Mode, the 'links' are hidden - see git issue link in [post #6 above.](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/6)  
The Grafana team thinks that this behaviour is preferable 😬

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**Post date:** [8 April 2019 21:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-bit-off-topic-grafana-6-1-0-on-mobile-device/9780/15 "2019-04-08T21:20:22Z")

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Oh poo! That's not good!

Such hiding should be optional.