This issue likely is not a bug in the Discourse code But I am documenting it here, as many people should be seeing it and could get a little bit confused. Perhaps Discourse teams has better reporting channels to Google or Chromium. Currently the situation is that copy-pasting http:// links to a post is broken on up-to-date Android devices running Google Chrome or other Chromium based browser. I have not been able to identify whether the issue is in the browser or the could it be the GBoard keyboard. Simple steps to repro: Copy a link Try to paste it to a post → Nothing happens But if you copy the URL field content as text, it does work: Copy the link Paste it to Chrome URL field Select all text & copy → You can paste the link to Discourse message composer Here are some user comments and screenshots. We started the topic in english, but eventually it drifted to our native language. [image] Korjattu: Unable to paste a link to a post Yhteisö Kehitys Android/Chrome: Has anyone else noticed issues when pasting a link to a post: Copy a link Try to paste it to a post → Nothing happens P.s. Writing in english, so I can refer to this topic from Meta Lukuaika: 2 minuuttia 🕑 Tykkäykset: 18 ❤

Since the bug is already fixed, I think the workaround in the other topic is enough. [image] Cannot paste link in composer with Android Chrome Support The Chromium team merged the fix for this bug. Note that the fix isn’t published yet.

[image] Cannot paste link in composer with Android Chrome Support Hello, Repro: Try to paste a link in composer. It seems to only happening on mobile. I tried it on Android. My forum is on e92f57255d but I tried it on Meta too and same issue. I tested it with Android 10 Chrome 98.0.4758.87 Thanks slightly_smiling_face Update: It seems to only the external links affected. If I copy a link in meta than I can paste it but if I go to a website and copy that link than I cannot paste it.

The fix seems to have landed on Chrome & Chromium. Copy-pasting a link right here: [image] Chrome/Android issue: Copy-pasting links is not working Support When will it be published?

Chrome/Android issue: Copy-pasting links is not working

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) February 26, 2022, 10:06am 3

Very strange. Confirmed. The url won’t paste in the composer or the hyperlink modal. But it would paste into my text message app.

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Chrome/Android issue: Copy-pasting links is not working

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