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From: Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.firefox,comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Firefox, sharing a link in Android
Date: 15 May 2025 14:44:42 +0100 (BST)
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> 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?
> 
> using FF mobile v138.0.2

It doesn't do that for me sharing to WA on FF 137.0.2.  
I just updated to FF 138.0.3 and it doesn't do it either.

I don't use FF as a rule so all my settings are likely the default.

Theo