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I hate this on iPhone, I want the GitHub app because of the notifications and the authentication capabilities. But repositories are much easier to read in the w

by a1o 3y ago

I hate this on iPhone, I want the GitHub app because of the notifications and the authentication capabilities. But repositories are much easier to read in the web version, and it forces every GitHub link to go to the app. I wanted some control, like only going to the app if I touch hold something ("right click") and purposefully chose this option.

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
Couldn't agree more. I can't remember which app it was, but I had a similar situation where I installed the app for some limited specific reason, but then all my web searches ended up opening the app when I didn't want it to. Ironically, I ended up installing the app to "fix" my broken search experience.
nyanmatt 3y ago
Exact same boat. I found this behavior to be really user hostile as a default. Recently switched to Orion (browser from Kagi), and they’ve got a much more agreeable flow for this. When a link in Orion takes you into another app, there is a popup available when you return to Orion, allowing you to disable opening in the external app. Additionally, long-pressing always provides an “Open in…” option to purposefully choose the GitHub app.
mastercheif 3y ago
If you long press on a link and choose open in Safari it will remember your preference and not open the app going forward. Terrible UX, but it works.
- a1o 3y ago
  Oh, this worked! This is the most not intuitive thing they could have done. Why not a simple setting? Thank you anyhow, as I wouldn't discover this in a billion years.
  - hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
    Honestly, for all the praise about Apple's "great UIs", in feels like over the past 10 years or so they got addicted to all these "hidden" action entry points: long presses, random swipes in every direction, and weird menu locations (I for the life of me have no idea why the "install to home page" button for a PWA website is in the "share" action screen).

by a1o 3y ago

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago

Couldn't agree more. I can't remember which app it was, but I had a similar situation where I installed the app for some limited specific reason, but then all my web searches ended up opening the app when I didn't want it to. Ironically, I ended up installing the app to "fix" my broken search experience.

nyanmatt 3y ago

Exact same boat. I found this behavior to be really user hostile as a default. Recently switched to Orion (browser from Kagi), and they’ve got a much more agreeable flow for this. When a link in Orion takes you into another app, there is a popup available when you return to Orion, allowing you to disable opening in the external app. Additionally, long-pressing always provides an “Open in…” option to purposefully choose the GitHub app.

mastercheif 3y ago

If you long press on a link and choose open in Safari it will remember your preference and not open the app going forward. Terrible UX, but it works.

a1o 3y ago
Oh, this worked! This is the most not intuitive thing they could have done. Why not a simple setting? Thank you anyhow, as I wouldn't discover this in a billion years.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
  Honestly, for all the praise about Apple's "great UIs", in feels like over the past 10 years or so they got addicted to all these "hidden" action entry points: long presses, random swipes in every direction, and weird menu locations (I for the life of me have no idea why the "install to home page" button for a PWA website is in the "share" action screen).