Use Safari View Controller instead of redirecting traffic to the Safari app

[cver-me]

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Currently, when a user clicks on a link, they are redirected to the iPhone's native browser app, Safari. However, using the SFSafariViewController, you can get all the benefits of Safari within the app without building an in-app browser from scratch. Usually, 10-15 lines of code are enough to implement, so I think it can be a great addition without needing too much commitment.

Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/sfsafariviewcontroller

[olheadinternet]

just my two sats, but i hate having to go through the extra clicks when i do want to open a link in safari proper. Often i want to look at the content that was shared with the link, whilst looking at the link, webview in-app prevents this. This is one of those retention tactics to keep you in the app so you go back to looking at their ads, not needed in a nostr client not based on advertising.

[cver-me]

just my two sats, but i hate having to go through the extra clicks when i do want to open a link in safari proper. Often i want to look at the content that was shared with the link, whilst looking at the link, webview in-app prevents this. This is one of those retention tactics to keep you in the app so you go back to looking at their ads, not needed in a nostr client not based on advertising.

I agree that normally this is a retention tactic, but for me, it is actually a good addition. I hate wasting time going back and forth between apps, especially on Nostr where I open links all the time. If you implement SVC, however, why would a user go to Safari? It loads cookies, autofill passwords, and any browser extensions directly on the page. Anyway thanks for sharing, I didn't even think it would bother some users. At this point, I think the best way is to have the user decide it via a flag in the settings.