• Doofus Magoo@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    OT: In Jerboa (lemmy app), why does clicking those community links open in a browser?

    My understanding is that if I want to engage with a community on another instance, I need to “go to” that community from my own instance… right?

    But when Jerboa opens the community in a browser, I can’t subscribe or anything since at that point I’m “on” the other instance, which of course has no idea who I am.

    • psudo@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      For Jerboa, if it’s not on one of the instances it is set to open, it’ll default to your browser.

      They’re working on expanding it past their default list, but to enable those long press on Jerboa > App Info > Open by default > toggle the enable button and turn on all the links.

      Those instances will now open in Jerboa.

    • lackthought@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      same thing happens to me in a web browser and in the ios app (mlem)

      probably just one of those early-tech things the devs need to work through and find a better implementation

      it’s a bit cumbersome, but you have to copy the text of the community and search for it from your own instance’s search box