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You are reading this page because you are viewing a webpage and are not sure if your browser is showing you the latest (freshest) version of a web page.
The job of a web browser is to serve up web pages as fast as possible, and it will very often store a previously viewed page in the local cache on your device.
IOS is notorious for this and will store cached versions of pages, even if the web version is fresher. They do this to 1. make it appear websites are loading faster, and 2, reduce the amount of bandwidth you use on your mobile.
You can "Trick" your browser into forcing it to check the online version of the webpage using the method below.
1. In the browser address bar, after the page name, add this string: ?cache=123456
2. This will then force a refresh of the page, and you should see the newest version of the page.
NOTE: You don't need to use cache or 123456, you can use ?x=1. As long as the URL parameter part is unique, the device will go and fetch the latest version.
