How to simulate highlight text for mobile devices on Chrome Dev Tools?

Question

I'm curious if it's possible to simulate highlight text on "touchstart" via Chrome Dev Tools instead of testing directly on phone.

I tried mobile view but the touch icon doesn't seem to highlight the text when I drag it.

Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

This level of detail isn't available within Device Mode. You'd need to use an emulator.

Device Mode is only meant to provide the upper 85-90% of what most developers will need to test their web applications. It is not meant to handle everything (as that highlight UX is platform-specific) nor is it meant to replace actual device testing.