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title: "Airtable desktop and mobile feature differences"
slug: "differences-between-the-desktop-and-mobile-versions"
description: "There are a few differences in functionality between the mobile and desktop versions of Airtable.        Desktop/Browser iOS Android   ..."
updated: 2026-02-18T17:00:20Z
published: 2026-02-18T17:00:20Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.airtable.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Airtable desktop and mobile feature differences

> [!CAUTION]
> Note
> 
> - Airtable apps do not support interface functionality on Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab, Lenovo Tab, etc.). To access interface functionality on those devices, please use Airtable via a mobile web browser.
> - iPad users (v10.24+) can access interfaces (with limited feature functionality) via Airtable’s iOS app.

## AI

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omni Q&A | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Omni Build | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Attachments

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AI Image field | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI Video field | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| AI Web Prototype | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Comments – In-Base | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Comments – in Interfaces | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Google Drive upload | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Proofing attachment viewer | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Base features

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Automations | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Base guides and table, view, or extension descriptions | ✅ | Base guide descriptions only | Base guides and table descriptions only |
| Calendar view | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create/view coloring Records | ✅ | View only | View only |
| Extensions | ✅ | Cannot create or view in mobile Airtable apps. Use a [share link](https://support.airtable.com/docs/creating-a-base-share-link-or-a-view-share-link) for a whole base in your device's browser to view all the extensions in the base. |
| Forms | ✅ | Cannot create or view in mobile Airtable apps. Use a [share link](https://support.airtable.com/docs/creating-a-base-share-link-or-a-view-share-link) in your device's browser to submit a form. |
| Create/view Formula, Rollup, Count, and Lookup fields | ✅ | View only | View only |
| Gallery view | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Gantt view | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Grid view | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Import/export CSVs | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Kanban view | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| List view | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| PDF attachment previews | ✅ | ✅ | Only supports showing a preview of the first page of a PDF attachment. To view the full document, you'll need to download the file and open it in an external PDF viewer. |
| Print | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Scan barcodes | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Send referral invites | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Snapshots | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Create/view summary bar | ✅ | ✅ | All except [Histogram](https://support.airtable.com/docs/the-summary-bar#special-function) |
| Timeline view | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Undo/redo | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Upgrade workspaces | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Builder tools

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AI setup | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Create share links | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Sandbox mode | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Calendar layout

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hiding weekends | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Charts

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Multiple series in a chart | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

## Column type outputs

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manual sort | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Progress bar outputs | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Comments

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulk add/delete attachment comments | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Comment editing | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Comment Reactions | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Comment Threading | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Comment Watching / Unwatching | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Native Activity Feed | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Native Comments | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

## Dashboard layout

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Filter support for drill down | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Pivot Table | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sort support for drill down | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

## End-user actions

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CSV export | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| End user filter | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| End user grouping | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| End user sorting | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Printing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Quick Filters (Dropdown filters) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Quick Filters: Date Field | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Search | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

## Fields

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AI field | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI field – generate | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Attachment uploads | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Duration field | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Forms layout

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fractional index for interface forms | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Prefilled fields | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Submit another response | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## In-base

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hidden tables | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Kanban stacking by single linked record | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Interface features

For more in-depth information on what’s supported in mobile interface functionality, check out our [Mobile interfaces in Airtable article](/docs/mobile-interfaces-in-airtable).

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Calendar visualization | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Chart | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Gallery visualization | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Grid visualization | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Kanban visualization | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| List visualization | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Number | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Record detail | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Record review (Inbox) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sharing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Swimlanes | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Timeline visualization | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Interface layouts

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Add/delete records inline | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Blank | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Calendar | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Calendar: Custom date scales | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Dashboard | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Form | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Gallery | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Grid | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Home page | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Kanban | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| List | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Navigation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Query container hierarchy for non-level containers | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Record review (Inbox) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Record summary (Legacy) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Swimlanes / Roadmap | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Timeline | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## List view

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Custom column labels | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| In-line editing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| List view dynamic cell colors | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Prefix Fields | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Show field descriptions button | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Show record counts for groups | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Query container buttons

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Error states | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| External URL | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Go to page | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open record creation form | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

## Record detail buttons

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apply record template | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Error states | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| External URL | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Go to page | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open record update form | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Prev / Next | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Update fields | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Update record button navigating to next record | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |

## Record details

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Add, delete, unlink linked records | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Charts & Big numbers | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Conditional buttons | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Conditional fields | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Conditional sections | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Conditionally supported elements | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Container help text | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Copy URL | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create foreign record via forms | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Field helper text | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Inline list view filtering | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Interface record detail prev/next | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Linked record selection filters | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Linked record view inline editing options | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Linked record visualization | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Row leases in record details page | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Section background color | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Toggling collapsible groups | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Toggling tab navigation | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Varying cell sizes | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Sharing

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Actioning interface access requests | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Allow opening publicly-shared interfaces | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Interface manage access dropdown filters | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Share dialog: invite new users | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Share dialog: manage existing collaborators | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Share dialog: request adding collaborators | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |

## Table layout visualizations

| **Feature** | **Desktop/Browser** | **iOS** | **Android** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Calendar | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Conditional record coloring | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| CSV import | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Custom Interface elements | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Gallery | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Grid | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Helper text for full page containers | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Kanban | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| List | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Swimlanes | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Timeline | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Timeline: multi label support | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |