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Allow sharing GitHub links to the app

Open ghost opened this issue 3 years ago • 5 comments

It would be useful to have the ability to share GH links to the app and open them inside.

ghost avatar Nov 05 '21 19:11 ghost

More useful than just clicking on that link so that the app opens them by itself?

maniac103 avatar Nov 12 '21 08:11 maniac103

Certain browsers would just open the links in a new tab and we cannot just copy the link, and enter it in the search bar inside the app. So sharing the link would be the easiest way in those cases. @maniac103

ghost avatar Nov 12 '21 11:11 ghost

@maniac103 a change in A12 has broken the forementioned feature, needing for the users to go to settings and make OctoDroid the default app to open the specific links.

This wasn't really communicated to users and so for most users OctoDroid doesn't open GH links by default. The suggested feature could be considered a work around

machiav3lli avatar Feb 20 '22 17:02 machiav3lli

a change in A12 ...

Android 12 Developer Preview 3: Improved web linking

xabolcs avatar Apr 24 '22 18:04 xabolcs

I noticed that some apps like Firefox include an entry in their menu that opens the link in the selected app, however this is all a mess and imo. it should open there by default.

ghost avatar Jan 30 '23 12:01 ghost