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Creasev
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April 30, 2022
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Problem with preview on device at dreamweaver

  • April 30, 2022
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Hello,
I'm having problem with preview on device at dreamweaver (there is no QR code). I use this a lot because I test my website design on my iPhone. Tried on my two laptops.

 

I tried this too:

https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/using/device-preview-troubleshooting.html#:~:text=Device%20Preview%20does%20not%20work,Device%20Preview%20will%20not%20work.

 

Greetings,

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    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 2, 2022

    Per the link you give in the original post...

    "Effective from November 16, 2021, the functionality to preview pages across multiple devices has been discontinued across all Dreamweaver versions. We encourage you to explore the Real-time preview feature to preview the pages on multiple browsers."

     

    The QR code generator has been disabled by Adobe. They now expect you to use a non-replacement called Real Time Preview, which for a large number of users, never actually worked correctly. 

    For testing across multiple devices on the same network, a local testing server 
    works great. Once your site is set up in the server root folder, you simply turn on the local server (right click and run as admin, even if you have an admin user account), then browse to your your computer's local network IP address followed by the site's root folder, for example: 123.45.6.78/MyNewSite, on any device connected to the same network to preview your work.

    I use XAMPP it's free and very easy to use.

    B i r n o u
    Legend
    April 30, 2022

    depending on how comfortable you are with the code, look at Node.

     

    Ben posted some time ago an embedded tool, I guess that is also a great alternative.

    The main idea is to simply save your file (html, php, js, css, json... whatever) and see the result directly displayed on the target device

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 30, 2022

    I don't use Device Preview.  I upload work to my server and test it.  Or I use a local testing server.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert