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[solved] ¿Is there a convenient way to preview the actual URL behind a hyperlink before visiting it? (feddit.de)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by sonnenzeit@feddit.de to c/jerboa@lemmy.ml
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Markup let's you label a link which is really nice for readability but can also be used to trick people into opening a different site from what they are shown. For example the link below suggests it takes you to a Mastodon instance but if you blindly tap it it will take you somewhere else:

https://mastodon.social/explore

Is there a quick and convenient way to check the actual URL behind a link? I know that it's possible to show a post as plain markup but in longer posts with potentially multiple links it's cumbersome to correlate what is what.

Ideally long tapping a link should show you the actual URL or alternatively you always get a small confirmation pop up with a simple tap (that's how it worked on RIF for instance).

Just sanity checking if I'm missing anything, else I might submit a feature request.

Edit: looks like this was added in a recent update. Get the newest version and it will let you long press a link to get an options menu.

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[-] stilgar@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Link for anyone interested: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.trianguloy.urlchecker

Edit: fixed broken link

[-] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

404 page not found

[-] stilgar@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I grabbed the URL off the Aurora Droid app, I guess its not compatible with the FDroid website. Fixed now!

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