Unable to open links in browser if InstantView is available.

[bzarky]

APK SOURCE: Google Play Store APP Version: 0.26.3.1674-arm64-v8a

Bug description: Links are unable to be opened in browser if InstantView is available.

Expected Behavior: Tapping on a link in chat will open it in your browser of choice. tapping the instant view button will open it in instant view.

Observed Behavior: Tapping on link, preview, or instant view button all open instant view. Cannot open links in browser.

Disabling "open in instantview" option in settings appears to make no difference.

https://github.com/TGX-Android/Telegram-X/assets/84882117/4b4fdd24-996f-42be-a093-dcf7f0320582

[Sajilck]

This is not an issue, this is the designed behaviour

[bzarky]

This is not an issue, this is the designed behaviour

So if Instant View is available, i am completely unable to open a link in a browser of any variety? That doesn't sound like a very good feature to me. Why have an instant view button at all if tapping on anything opens instant view? The button should perform its task to open instant view, and tapping the URL should open it in the default browser.

[Sajilck]

Instant view button is not available always

[elfez]

I'm not sure if it's the same, but I have "in-app browser" disabled and it still insists on using instant view, with no way to open links in the system default browser (in this case Firefox).

My feeling is that this is a recent change because it used to work as expected not long ago (I'd say a few weeks).

Edit: should say that "instant view" is set to "no links".