Google Docs Mobile Does Not Resume From Last Editing Position
When reopening a Google Docs document on mobile, the app scrolls to the beginning of the document rather than resuming at the user's last cursor position or viewed location. Users working on long documents must scroll back to where they left off every time they reopen the file. This basic session state persistence is present in most word processors but missing in Docs mobile.
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