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Sharing links to other devices (rather than tabs)

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DevAnubis
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In Firefox Android it used to be possible to share a link's URL to other devices.

In Firefox Preview (77 beta 1) it seems you're only able to send open tabs to other devices.

It's not a major problem, but it's certainly an annoyance to have to open the link in a tab just to then send it to another device.

Part of why I used this feature is for sending interesting links or videos to my desktop to read later, things I know I don't want to read or load right now. Particularly with video links that can lead to auto-playing and wasting a bit of mobile data just opening the tab to share it.

I couldn't find anywhere else for providing feedback on Firefox Preview so it's ended up here. Sorry.

In Firefox Android it used to be possible to share a link's URL to other devices. In Firefox Preview (77 beta 1) it seems you're only able to send open tabs to other devices. It's not a major problem, but it's certainly an annoyance to have to open the link in a tab just to then send it to another device. Part of why I used this feature is for sending interesting links or videos to my desktop to read later, things I know I don't want to read or load right now. Particularly with video links that can lead to auto-playing and wasting a bit of mobile data just opening the tab to share it. I couldn't find anywhere else for providing feedback on Firefox Preview so it's ended up here. Sorry.

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Paul
Paul
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Hi

Are you signed into your Firefox Account on both devices?

When I tap the menu icon and then the share icon in the latest Nightly build, the other devices I am signed into are available for me to share the page with.

DevAnubis
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Yes, but that's for sharing an already open tab.

I'm talking about the share menu for links/URLs selected from within the current page (without opening the link as a tab on my phone first).

The "Share link" menu is shown from long-pressing any link. It lists various apps to share the link to, but does not have the options to share it one of my Firefox devices.

DevAnubis
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This "Share link" menu, from long-pressing an anchor tag.