Select element not working with device toolbar

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Using the builtin cursor browser I can not use the “Select Element” if the page is using the “Device view” when simulating a mobile device. It works just fine if its turned off (regular web view).

Steps to Reproduce

  • Open the builtin browser
  • Toggle the chrome DevTools
  • Toggle to the device view (Ctrl + Shift +M in my case)
  • Use cursor’s “Select Element”
  • Try to select any element

Expected Behavior

You should be able to click the element, but you can not.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.1.46 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: ab326d0767c02fb9847b342c43ea58275c4b1680
Date: 2025-12-02T03:59:29.283Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

2

Hey, thanks for the report. Looks like a bug with the Device Toolbar. For now, use this workaround: temporarily disable Device Mode, select the element, then re-enable it.

Can you help with details so we can pass it to the engineers?

  • Any errors in DevTools Console when clicking “Select Element”?
  • Does it reproduce on any sites or only specific ones?

Once you share, I’ll escalate it further.

3

Thanks, I was using this workaround indeed : )

Actually yes, there is an error in the console, I didn’t see it:

[Intervention] Unable to preventDefault inside passive event listener due to target being treated as passive. See Chrome Platform Status

Also I just tested it with a couple random websites and it’s not working either, the same error message appears.

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