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Is it possible to get a Link Preview somehow? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by TheProtagonist@lemmy.world to c/liftoff@lemmy.world
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I have been looking in settings, but somehow I can’t find a setting to show link previews for URLs instructions instead of just a copy of the title with a frame around it.

If that is not a feature yet, I would like to request it. All other Lemmy apps I am currently testing show link preview, so the Liftoff timeline looks kinda weird.

Other than that I really like the clean UI design!

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[-] AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You can get link preview on other apps like voyager or Thunder. Not sure those esre available for ios though.

[-] TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I know, also some other apps like Memmy or Mlem. But these have other deficiencies like integration of some video services or such. I am testing a couple of them to find the best Lemmy user experience. Liftoff is already pretty good and one of my favorites, only the repeated link title instead of a preview annoys me a bit. But I don’t think that this should be a major issue, so I’m hoping that this feature will come over time.

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There's a setting called "show thumbnails" or similar, make sure that's turned on. Here's how that post looks from my end

[-] mykl@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You should see previews in more posts in 0.10.10. If you reply with any examples that still aren’t working for you, we can have a look.

[-] TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

In the iOS AppStore I can only see version 0.10.9, which I have. 0.10.10 seems not to be available yet.

[-] mykl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it’s still going through Apple’s review process unfortunately…

[-] TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

OK, I see the improvement, and a thumbnail next to the post title (see screenshot 1). Would it also be possible to add an option for a large preview, as shown in screenshot 2)? I prefer a timeline with large pictures, previews, etc. - Thanks! screenshot1 screenshot2

[-] mykl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, we’re still evolving the UI, so we can keep this in mind.

[-] TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, cool!

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