wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS

Sharing from YouTube app should create a video embed

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[Type] Enhancement Sharing
Dominant language
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Description

Expected behavior

When sharing a video from the YouTube app, it should create an embed of the video in the post.

Actual behavior

A link named youtube.com/watch is inserted into the post that links to the video. Pretty boring 😉

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Steps to reproduce the behavior
  • Install the YouTube app
  • Share a video to Jetpack iOS
  • The share sheet will appear like the selected screenshot
Tested on [device], iOS [version], Jetpack iOS / WordPress iOS [version]

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by sharing a video from the YouTube app to WordPress iOS through the share sheet. Trace how the app handles the shared youtube.com/watch link. Done means the shared video appears as a video embed in the post instead of a named link.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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