Writing / editing posts on phone messes with HTML special characters

Townman · ‎22-08-2007

I have noticed that posts written / edited on my iPhone using ampersands can result in the HTML code for ampersands appearing as text.

I'm not completely clear exactly what happens so I'll post illustrations below.

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Townman · ‎22-08-2007

This post is typed but will not be edited...

Ampersand A&B

Less than 1<2

Greater than 3>1

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Townman · ‎22-08-2007

This post was a copied and pasted then I edited after it was posted...

Ampersand A&B

Less than 1<2

Greater than 3>1

On opening this for editing the special characters display as their HTLM codes.

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Townman · ‎22-08-2007

...and when the edited version is posted, the HTML codes are not post edit processed to return them to their character variants, yet if I put the right characters here as text to tag Jack @jaread83 something in the back ground foes done smart magic ... though I know if I edit this post that magic disappears in a puff of smoke.

Lithium really ought to be doing much better here - especially given their "industry leader" reputation!

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Townman · ‎22-08-2007

Dam!

... in the back ground goes and does ...

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