Can I copy links as text without opening them in the Android app? (feddit.de)

submitted 4 months ago by BraveSentry@feddit.de to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

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My main use case would be links to youtube which trigger the (uninstallable) yt app which instantly plays ads. I'd like to use NewPipe instead, for whixh I need tge link url.

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[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I can long hold any post to open the options menu, one being to crosspost, another to share. From there i can choose to copy the link no problem

Edit: looks like this

[-] BraveSentry@feddit.de 4 points 4 months ago

Ah, hidden in the sharing options. Thank you!

[-] fisco@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

You could just set Newpipe as the default for YouTube links..

[-] BraveSentry@feddit.de 5 points 4 months ago

TIL that is possible on my device. Thank you!

[-] fisco@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Perfect 👍🏼

[-] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago

Depends on the phone, mine wouldn't let me do that. I had to freeze YouTube before grayjay would open the link.

[-] fisco@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Initially I had the YouTube app setting for opening supported links, off, & Newpipe set to do so, and it worked fine, although now having switched to a new phone, I've just disabled the YouTube app as I wasn't using it at all. So now just Newpipe and Libretube.