Text selection in reader is unreliable on iOS

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Discussed in https://github.com/orgs/grimmory-tools/discussions/1345

^{Originally posted by nutzlichsein May 15, 2026}

What went wrong?

On iOS, selecting a sentence inside the reader is unreliable. The selection handles are difficult to adjust and often select the wrong text range or just jumps uncontrolled. On android, I can select text just fine but the pop up button to highlight or write note are covered by android's build in pop up text selection button (copy, search, etc..)

How can we reproduce it?

1. Open Grimmory on iPhone.
2. Open an EPUB book.
3. Try to select one full sentence.
4. Adjust the selection handles.

What Build of Grimmory are you on?

Stable

Your setup

• Grimmory version: v3.1.0 -> running on docker with tag grimmory:latest
• Device: iPhone 13
• iOS version: 18.7.8
• Browser: Safari

Screenshots or error messages (optional)

ScreenRecording_05-15-2026.11-28-56_1.MP4

in this screen recording, I just want to select the sentence: "he realized that eclipses of the moon were caused by the earth coming between the sun and the moon." but the handle jumps all the way down.

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[lixiaoyu0123]

you can use this app https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E7%A6%BB%E5%8D%B7/id6744712248
on iOS