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Why don't phone browsers provide copy image URL option?

Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:55 am
Posted by CAD703X
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Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:55 am
It's so fricking annoying. At best I can "open image in new tab" but not providing that as an option reeks of micro management.

This started when they refused to disable the camera sound when trying to take a pic years ago and had gotten steadily worse with refusing to allow you to take screenshots inside of certain apps.

I fricking hate it because so these things can be worked around is just annoying as hell to have to jump through multiple hoops to do basic shite.
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 11:01 am to
Android/Chrome

Long press image, share, copy image link
Posted by CAD703X
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Posted on 7/18/25 at 12:04 pm to
Android 15/Brave (and last time i checked, Chrome provided the same dropown)

i

none of these provide a link to the image URL.

i have to 'open image in new tab, then go to the URL, select-all then copy that.
Posted by castorinho
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 7/18/25 at 12:21 pm to
quote:

At best I can "open image in new tab"


And in most cases you have to do it twice (if you're trying to post it on TD) . Like the picture you send above.
This post was edited on 7/18/25 at 12:22 pm
Posted by guedeaux
Member since Jan 2008
13826 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 12:26 pm to
Click on share image
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 1:00 pm to
Thats is not the same drop down as Chrome.

But I would imagine "Share Link" or "Share Image" is what you are looking for in that menu (assuming that is not a copyable link cropped out of your screenshot).
This post was edited on 7/18/25 at 1:02 pm
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91055 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

Click on share image
it asks me to save the image

nope and nope

Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91055 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

But I would imagine "Share Link" or "Share Image" is what you are looking for in that menu
nope.

same URL as before and nothing i can paste into a URL (see above)

eta this is so simple on a desktop. why the frickery on cell phones???

This post was edited on 7/18/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3930 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 1:19 pm to
If you just click “Copy” or “Copy Image”…

Does it not give you the direct link if you paste that somewhere the image itself can’t be pasted?

I just tested and it works fine for iPhone with the photos in this thread.
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 1:19 pm to
Is it not "Copy Image Address" on that menu??
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91055 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 2:32 pm to
thats the desktop browser which works fine.

i'm pointing out you dont get that option on cellphone browsers.
Posted by TheLSUriot
Clear Lake, TX
Member since Oct 2007
1562 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 2:38 pm to
I have an old Samsung using Firefox and think it only take a couple clicks to do what you are trying to do.
Long press the address box
Click 'share'
Click 'copy url'

edit since your whole thread is confusing:
For an image instead of webpage address, I get 'copy image location' when long pressing, which captures the url address.
This post was edited on 7/18/25 at 2:48 pm
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 4:09 pm to
Is this your phone browser below? If so it should be "Copy image with link". Either way, this appears to be a you problem.

Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91055 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 4:42 pm to
I did that. It doesn't work
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Member since Apr 2009
42262 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 5:44 pm to
I have the same issue as well.....for the last couple of years maybe. I get a url but it doesn't include a jpeg or other image extension and so doesn't work on TD or other sites. I just download and host it. It's an issue on all browsers I've tried.
This post was edited on 7/18/25 at 5:45 pm
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9691 posts
Posted on 7/20/25 at 6:13 am to
OP this annoyed me to no end then I found a workaround.

Press and hold the image.
Copy image
Open Google in a new browser
Go to the Google search field and paste

It should paste the image URL. You can copy from there.
This post was edited on 7/20/25 at 6:14 am
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14888 posts
Posted on 7/20/25 at 11:36 am to
I thought it did.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91055 posts
Posted on 7/20/25 at 11:43 am to
quote:

thought it did.
it does on a PC. No idea why they removed that from phones.

Controlling fricks.
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:34 pm to
quote:

No idea why they removed that from phones. Controlling fricks.


Bruh this isn't some big brother illuminati shite. Just bc you can't figure it out in your lower tier browser doesn't mean Th3y'Re ConTroLlinG Our FoNeS. I can easily do what you want in Chrome on Android as outlined above.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91055 posts
Posted on 7/20/25 at 3:00 pm to
Brave is chromium based so it should be the same codebase and what you described didn't work so I'm not sure what your point was.

You are defending an overtly complicated procedure that should be a simple click and copy like on a PC.

You still haven't admitted I'm right and this is a clusterfrick.

I just want to right click and get a "copy image address" link that gives me the url of the image ending in .jpg or whatever so I can paste it into a TD image tag.

The end. Should be easy as frick.

That simply doesn't exist on phones no matter how much you talk around the issue and it's retarded af it's not an option.
This post was edited on 7/20/25 at 3:05 pm
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