DimensionDev / DimensionDev/Flare
[Feature request] Add a “view on remote instance” option for fediverse posts
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Description
Sometimes it is useful to view a fediverse post on its own server. (You get to see all replies, not just the ones your server sees. You may see some features that your own server doesn’t support — like misskey emojis but you’re on mastodon.)
There is a workaround - I can currently achieve this on iOS by clicking the three dots popup for a post, clicking Share, clicking Share Link, then choosing my browser as the share target. Not entirely intuitive to “share” to myself, is a bunch of clicks, and opens in a separate app rather than an inline view - so I still think a more direct link that also kept you inside Flare would be nice.
This is not the most critical feature, so I understand maybe not wanting to clutter the UI. But I find it occasionally useful.
(I’m using a Sharkey server via Flare’s misskey support on iOS)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the post three-dots menu, Share, and Share Link actions on iOS, then find the existing post navigation or inline-view entry point. Determine how the original fediverse server URL can be obtained and where a direct “view on remote instance” action belongs; done means the action opens that post inside Flare and preserves the existing sharing behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100