Cannot paste link in composer with Android Chrome

This looks like a new privacy feature of Chrome on Android to not insert copied links into clipboard.

  1. Open website

  2. Tap on address bar

  3. Copy link via tap on icon

  4. Go somewhere like Discourse composer and try to insert via “long-tap” → context-menu → "insert
    This fails.

  5. Have a look on your keyboard - there is the link and can be inserted:


Alternative:

  1. Copy link and make it appear in clipboard.

  2. Results:

  3. And now you can insert the link anywhere - also via “long-tap” → context-menu → “insert”.

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