Bug 492471 - Sharing links to phone always opens them in the default browser/app
Summary: Sharing links to phone always opens them in the default browser/app
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: android-application (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Android Android 14.x
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Reported: 2024-08-31 22:26 UTC by Brian
Modified: 2024-08-31 22:26 UTC (History)
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Description Brian 2024-08-31 22:26:25 UTC
SUMMARY

Sharing a link to KDE Connect inevitably causes that link to get opened in a browser, which is often not what a user wants.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use the Share URL option from a PC to send a link to KDE Connect
2. A notification appears on the phone, showing the shared link.
3. Tap the notification.

OBSERVED RESULT
The link is automatically opened in the default browser, or the relevant default app (which could be Google Docs, or similar, with all the tracking therein).

EXPECTED RESULT
KDE Connect should at least offer the option to either *copy* the link or open it in the default browser/app. 

This is especially important in Android 13 onwards where users are forced to pick a default browser and can no longer use "Open With" to choose a browser for opening each link. Very often, you don't want to open the links you're sharing -- you just want to share them in some chat or paste them somewhere or similar. 

After all, if you're sharing a link to your phone, chances are you already opened the thing on your PC, so merely opening it again on your phone is unlikely to be the goal of your sharing. Or if you want to open it, you want to do so in an app of your own choosing.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Android 14
Ubuntu 21.10 + GSConnect on the PC (though this is irrelevant)

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