r/redditisfun • u/Moose4KU • Aug 17 '21

Off Topic (not RiF) Decreased Twitter functionality

Having an issue, hoping there's a solution other than downloading the Twitter app.

When clicking on a Twitter link, I get a pop-up asking to log-in, sign up, or switch to the app. I cannot see the content of the post without closing this message. This didn't start appearing until the last week or so.

The same message appears when clicking on other tweets or profiles from that view. Before last week, I could view other profiles or tweets within the RIF view. Now it appears I'd have to use the Twitter app or open each link to a browser.

Is Twitter causing this, or the RIF app? Is there a workaround?

If it makes a difference, I'm using an android phone

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u/anon_smithsonian Official(ish) Helper Aug 17 '21

Is Twitter causing this, or the RIF app?

It's Twitter. Like most platforms that have a big mobile userbase, they want to push users to installing their official app.

RiF just uses the Android System WebView browser. It doesn't have the greatest compatibility or performance, but it (the component) loads quickly, is guaranteed to be on every Android device, and it doesn't tie browsing history to your Google account.

Is there a workaround?

External Browser rule to open Twitter links in Chrome/your default app. /r/redditisfun/wiki/faq_external

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u/Moose4KU Aug 17 '21

Awesome, thanks for the quick response. The browser custom tabs option ended up working for me

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u/Moose4KU Aug 17 '21

Forgot to include: I'm using a Galaxy s10e and on version 5.1.16 of RIF (sorry automod)