Google calendar won't open links in Firefox iOS

sixfold@lemmy.sdf.org to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 94 points –

It's the only browser I have installed besides Safari, and my default browser but instead of just opening the link with my default browser, it advertises these other browsers to me and makes me click 'Default browser app' by default. wtf I'll be turning that off, should have never been a feature.

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It opens Firefox. They’re complaining about nothing.

It makes the choices look strange though. You see the Google suggestions and the Apple suggestions even though those aren't the default. This is that walled garden in action on both Apple and Google's side.

Blame the design, not the user.

I am! I think this is intentional on both Apple and Google to force you to use their apps

Sure, but saying it won’t work with Firefox at all is inaccurate. I hate this menu, but it’s incorrect to say it doesn’t give the option of using Firefox.

Does it matter at the end of the day? If I understand this correctly all browsers on iOS use the Safari engine, and it is not like OP can't open FF from there.