Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox, comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android
Date	2025-05-16 13:07 +0200
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References	<6g8fflx3g4.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <m8lrceF3fa5U1@mid.individual.net>

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On 2025-05-15 11:44, Andy Burns wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> When I tap to share a link from Firefox (private window) in my Android 
>> phone, for example into whatsapp, I get something like this:
>>
>> https://www.huffingtonpost.es/global/analistas-confirman-putin-quiere- 
>> guerra-unica-sorprendente-razon.html
>>
>> Enviado desde Firefox 🦊 https://mzl.la/3D860mB
>>
>> The second link is a commercial from Firefox.
> I don't use whatsapp, so can't test that, but sending to various other 
> sharing "actions" e.g. thunderbird mobile, clipboard, android messages 
> etc doesn't add the second link for me
> 
> It seems odd that it would send different links to different actions?

Maybe because some apps break when you share two links. With whatsapp, 
there is one link above, and text below. An url in the text is ignored.

I just tried repeating the action with sending an RCS, did not happen. 
Nor in Telegram (in Telegram, the post is sent immediately, no chance to 
edit9. I don't have a dummy account in Signal to try.

> 
> using FF mobile v138.0.2

Oh, I remembered that I use the private version of Firefox by default.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Firefox, sharing a link in Android "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-14 21:45 +0200
  Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-05-15 07:35 +0000
    Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-15 12:05 +0200
      Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-15 11:14 +0100
        Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-15 12:48 +0200
          Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-05-15 19:30 +0000
  Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-15 10:44 +0100
    Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-05-15 14:44 +0100
      Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-15 17:06 +0100
        Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-05-15 18:09 +0000
          Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-15 19:38 +0100
    Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-16 13:07 +0200
  Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-23 23:34 +0200

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