Mobile UI] Critical Bug: Markdown Tables Unusable - Horizontal Scroll Snaps Back & Text Layout Overlaps (Android/Chrome)

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Subject: Critical UI Bug: Markdown Tables Unusable on Mobile Web (Scroll Snapping & Rendering Artifacts)

Description:

I am reporting a consistent UI bug when viewing markdown tables generated in Google AI Studio on a mobile browser. The tables are practically unreadable due to scrolling and rendering glitches.

Environment:

Device: Android Smartphone [DIGITE O MODELO DO SEU CELULAR AQUI. Ex: Samsung S23, Xiaomi Note 12, etc.]

Browser: Chrome Mobile

Interface: AI Studio Web (Mobile View)

Steps to Reproduce:

Open AI Studio on an Android device via Chrome.

Prompt the model to generate a table with multiple columns (wide enough to require horizontal scrolling).

Attempt to scroll the table horizontally (swipe right) to see the hidden columns.

Observed Behavior:

Snap-back loop: When dragging the table to the right, it aggressively “snaps back” to the first column automatically before I release my finger or immediately after.

Rendering Chaos: The text layout breaks during the scroll attempt. The header row aligns differently from the body rows, causing text overlap and visual artifacts (as seen in the attached screenshots).

Usability: It is impossible to read columns D, E, or F.

Expected Behavior:

The table container should have a smooth horizontal scroll (overflow-x: scroll) independent of the page scroll, allowing the user to view all columns without snapping back or breaking the CSS layout.

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Hey,

Hope you’re keeping well.

This looks like a rendering issue in AI Studio’s mobile web UI rather than table generation itself. On Android/Chrome, wide markdown tables can misbehave if the container’s CSS uses overflow-x: auto with touch scroll events conflicting with the page scroll. As a workaround, try switching to desktop mode in Chrome or access AI Studio from a tablet/desktop where table rendering is stable. I recommend filing a bug via AI Studio > Help & feedback > Report a problem and include your device model, Chrome version, and screenshots so the team can reproduce and adjust the mobile CSS handling for horizontal scroll.

Thanks and regards,
Taz

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Thank you very much for your reply, just one question: how long does it usually take to fix these bugs? I’ve been reporting them for over a month, but it seems like no one responds… I’m experiencing several bugs and reporting them to improve the site. Could you clarify this for me? I just hadn’t sent the phone and Chrome models. I’m also experiencing bugs with tokens not being counted, etc.

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Hello,

Thank you for using the forum and reporting this bug. With the reproduction steps you provided, we were able to reproduce the issue, and we will ensure this information is passed on to the Gemini development team.