[Python] Dash / Plotly: 3D camera resets on every update on mobile (Android/iOS) despite...

I'm building a Dash app with a 3D plot (dcc.Graph + plotly.graph_objs) that includes interactive features like cube overlays and filtering. The 3D scene works well on desktop — but on mobile (Android & iOS), the camera resets every time the graph updates, even when uirevision="lock" is set.

Here’s how I build the layout:

layout = go.Layout(
scene=dict(
xaxis=dict(title='Conductivity'),
yaxis=dict(title='Temperature'),
zaxis=dict(title='pH'),
),
margin=dict(l=0, r=0, b=0, t=40),
dragmode='lasso',
uirevision='lock' # expected to preserve camera
)


I also try to preserve relayoutData['scene.camera'] like this:

if relayoutData and 'scene.camera' in relayoutData:
layout['scene']['camera'] = relayoutData['scene.camera']


The problem:

• On desktop, everything works as expected => the camera stays in place even after updates (new points, new filters, cube added).
• On mobile browsers (tested on Chrome/Android + Safari/iOS):

Zoom/pan is lost after any update.

What I’ve tried :

• Using uirevision="lock" → works only on desktop
• Using relayoutData to store and reassign the camera → ignored on mobile
• Wrapping dcc.Graph in dcc.Loading to avoid re-render → same result
• Avoiding full figure update → not practical (I need the updates)

Is this a known limitation of Plotly / Dash on mobile ? and is there a way to fully lock or persist camera view on mobile devices?

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