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Note: Mobile interface of SharePoint is intended for older mobile devices and is deprecated. Use the desktop forms for both desktop and mobile devices, they are designed to adjust themselves automatically to the screen size. Mobile tabs are not available in the Office 365 app version.

When the site collection feature for the mobile option is activated, you can create Mobile tabs using the tab management page of Forms component. Mobile tabs are similar to regular tabs, but are intended for mobile devices such as smartphones.

You create a mobile tab in the same way you would a regular tab, you just need to check the Mobile checkbox. Mobile tabs are not visible on the regular web interface.

The mobile interface must be as simple as possible. This is why only one tab is visible on your mobile device. If you create more than one mobile tab, the most suitable tab is automatically selected. The selection process takes into the account the forms (New/Edit/View) each tab is intended for, the user account, the default setting and the permissions. The following logic is followed:

1. Only tabs intended for the current form type are considered
2. Tabs not passing one or more conditions are disregarded
3. If the tab is marked as default for the current user, it is always chosen
4. Otherwise, tab that satisfies the most conditions is chosen.

 When you have tabs in your list, but have not created any mobile tabs, your mobile forms will remain blank to prevent unauthorized access to data.