# getSelection does not work in iOS - but in Desktop, AnkiDroid, Web versions

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**Category:** Card Design\
**Created:** [June 15, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/getselection-does-not-work-in-ios-but-in-desktop-ankidroid-web-versions/62703 "2025-06-15T12:44:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/getselection-does-not-work-in-ios-but-in-desktop-ankidroid-web-versions/62703/2 "2025-06-16T00:16:15Z")

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Does anything here help you?

> [@You can't use lookup on mac](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/you-cant-use-lookup-on-mac/10053/2):
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> You can achieve that with a script. I found this one in one of my templates, though you could try searching for better ones. \<div id="popup-container"\> \<button id="close-popup-btn" onclick="closePopup(true)"\>&times;\</button\> \<a id="open-wiki-btn" href=""\>&#8618;\</a\> \<div id="tc"\>\</div\> \<div id="fadebottom\_v"\>\</div\> \<div id="ic"\>\<img id="popup-image"\>\</div\> \</div\> \<style\> #tc { color: #222222; position:absolute; top: 16px; margin:0px; left:15px; text…

Or in this section of the AnkiMobile manual: [URL Schemes - AnkiMobile Manual](https://docs.ankimobile.net/url-schemes.html) ?

[And I’m just taking a flyer that they might – I actually have no idea. But it might give you some things to try until someone more knowledgeable is available.]

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