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[BUG] Cannot open `https://telegram.me/share/?url=<message>` with Telegram Web
Describe the bug
Airalo and probably other websites are using links of the form https://telegram.me/share/?url=<message with URL> to allow users to send messages with Telegram. Such links works well when opened in a mobile device where the Telegram App is installed. However, it does not work on Chrome or Firefox browser running on a Win11 PC where Telegram Desktop is not installed.
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Verify that Telegram Desktop is not installed on a PC running Win11
- Open https://telegram.me/share/?url=Hey,... in a browser
- Click the "Share" button
- Nothing happens
Expected behavior The message should open in Telegram Web as if it is being forwarded, at the stage of selecting the recipients.
Screenshots
Expect this screen when opening the above link.
Desktop (please complete the following information):
- OS: Windows 11
- Browser: chrome
- Version: 127.0.6533.120 (Official Build) (64-bit)
- Browser: firefox
- Version: 115.14.0esr (64-bit)
For our reference, this is how WhatsApp handles the same scenario:
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This is the initial screen - the equivalent of the above Telegram screenshot
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This screen is shown after clicking "continue to chat", and it detect WhatsApp Desktop is not installed
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This screen is shown after clicking "use WhatsApp Web"
Thank you @morethanwords for fixing this issue! When can we expect the fix to be released?
@morethanwords It looks like this bug is not fixed or that the fix is not released yet:
- This issue was closed on Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:15 GMT
- I'm using https://web.telegram.org/k/ that was last-modified on Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:29:42 GMT and it still behaves as described in this bug report.
Thank you!
When opening the sharing link in Chrome there is indeed a new "Open in Web" button . Unfortunately, on Firefox, this button does not show.
Clicking it opens a share pane