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From: Marion <marion@facts.com>
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Subject: Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 18:09:03 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 15 May 2025 17:06:05 +0100, Andy Burns wrote :


> <https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1k6cila/sent_from_firefox_message_added_when_sharing_a>
> 
> and how  to disable it ...

That's what I love about Usenet - we learn from others every day.

I'll let Carlos try it & report back to the team because I don't even have
Firefox on my phone (I have many web browsers, but they're privacy based).

On Windows, one might use about:config
 Open Firefox and type about:config in the address bar.
 Press Enter. 
 You'll likely see a warning page saying "Proceed with Caution."
 Click "Accept the Risk and Continue" to move forward.
 Search for browser.share.send_via_url.enabled.
 You should see a preference with that name. 
 By default, its value will likely be true.
 To disable it, click the toggle button (or double-click the preference).
 That should change its value to false.

But on Android, supposedly there's a setting for that.
 Open the Firefox app on your Android device.
 Tap the three dots (menu icon)
 Scroll down and tap on "Settings".
 Look for a section related to "Link sharing" or similar. 
 In some versions, it might be under "General" or "Privacy and security".
 Within the "Link sharing" settings, you should find an option like 
 "Add 'Sent from Firefox' to shared links".
 Toggle this option to the "Off" position.

I did NOT test this out - I only used your keywords to find it.
Carlos can let us know if it works on his Android Firefox browser.

I repeat. While I have many web browsers on my phone, I don't have Firefox
as all my web browsers are privacy based so I did not test this out.