# Share Link Shortener

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-shortener/251965
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** official, share-link-shortener
**Created:** [January 16, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-shortener/251965 "2023-01-16T22:38:47Z")
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-shortener/251965/27 "2023-05-22T17:47:26Z")

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Android and iOS should use the native share features when the share button is clicked on a post: [Introducing the Web Share API | Web | Google Developers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-web-share-api-web-google-developers/70515) — desktop browser support for this is still weak, so it’s only a mobile feature.

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