feature request: when clicking on a link to a community, open it in Jerboa - eviltoast

Or maybe it is only me?

When I’m clicking a link to a community on the instance I’m logged into (Lemmy.world), the community opens in my web browser rather than in jerboa. Given, this is annoying especially when I want to subscribe to that community.

I should note that I’m using a url checker app so this might be the reason for such behavior.

  • m-p{3}@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    IIRC the Android OS requires the app to define which URL handlers it should be able to intercepts at compile time as a security measure so that an app can’t decide to intercepts URL it shouldn’t after being installed without your knowledge or consent.

    The nature of the Fediverse makes it difficult to achieve that without hardcoding and maintaining a list of instances URLs in the app.

    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Only for external links opened through intents. Within the app, you are free to intercept all link opens.

      • m-p{3}@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Which is what OP is inquiring about, redirecting external links through intent (clicking link in a web browser and having them open in Jerboa).

        • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          1 year ago

          That’s not how I interpreted it - I understood it as OP being logged in through Jerboa, and then clicking a community link, and subsequently having it open in the web browser, in place of opening in Jerboa.