[2.x] Browser "Back" button does not return to the previous page with prefetch on mobile devices

[ramonmalcolm10]

Versions:

• inertiajs/inertia-laravel version: 2.x-dev
• @inertiajs/react version: 2.0.0-beta.3

Describe the problem:

When using Inertia JS v2 on Chrome with an iPhone, I noticed an issue with navigation when using the prefetch feature. After navigating to a new page and clicking the browser "Back" button, it does not return to the previous page as expected. This behavior occurs consistently on this device and browser combination. I haven't tested this without prefetch or on other devices/browsers.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Set up an Inertia.js v2 project.
2. Enable the prefetch feature for navigation links.
3. Open the app on an iPhone using Chrome.
4. Click on a link with prefetch enabled to navigate to a new page.
5. Press the browser "Back" button.
6. Observe the behavior.

[NicolasKion]

Looks like the fix from the 1.3 beta did not make it into the 2.x beta yet https://github.com/inertiajs/inertia/releases/tag/v1.3.0-beta.1

[ramonmalcolm10]

Just a bit curious why was v2 marked as stable without bug fixes from version 1.3 @NicolasKion

[HichemTab-tech]

Just a bit curious why was v2 marked as stable without bug fixes from version 1.3 @NicolasKion

Yes @ramonmalcolm10 it is weird, also this issue is not fixed neither these PRs (inertia-laravel & inertia), since it is a really important fix.

[rjsteiger]

Happening in Edge on iOS (iPhone/iPad) also. Prefetch was not added as attribute to my inertia links <Link prefetch></Link>. Back button exits site completely and returns to browser home page, search engine, or page previously visited to my site. Same issue?

Works as expected in Safari and Firefox on iOS for me.

[ramonmalcolm10]

Happening in Edge on iOS (iPhone/iPad) also. Prefetch was not added as attribute to my inertia links <Link prefetch></Link>. Back button exits site completely and returns to browser home page, search engine, or page previously visited to my site. Same issue?

Works as expected in Safari and Firefox on iOS for me.

Seems it impact all browsers on iOS with the exception of Safari.