diff --git a/gridstack.js b/gridstack.js
index 7d7c6f0..c256680 100644
--- a/gridstack.js
+++ b/gridstack.js
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@
             min_width: 768,
             float: false,
             _class: 'grid-stack-' + (Math.random() * 10000).toFixed(0),
-            animate: Boolean(this.container.attr('data-gs-animate')) || false
+            animate: Boolean(this.container.attr('data-gs-animate')) || false,
+            always_show_resize_handle: opts.always_show_resize_handle || false
         });
 
         this.container.addClass(this.opts._class);
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@
                 self._update_container_height();
             }
         }).resizable({
-            autoHide: true,
+            autoHide: !this.opts.always_show_resize_handle,
             handles: 'se',
             minHeight: this.opts.cell_height - 10,
             minWidth: 70,
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index d442f77..b998b12 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ ko.components.register('dashboard-grid', {
         hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();
         $(function () {
             $('.grid-stack').gridstack({
-                width: 12
+                width: 12,
+                always_show_resize_handle: /Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent)
             });
         });
     </script>