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Jerboa 0.0.84 seems to blindly try to force-open this webpage as a PDF document, when it needs to actually open it up as a webpage for the age verification HTML script. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/jerboa@lemmy.ml
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https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249734.pdf

This link drove me nuts last night, until I stopped tapping the link in Jerboa and instead copy/pasted the link directly into Fennec web browser.

If this bug has been resolved in a newer version of Jerboa, well just let me know and I'll make a point to update later.

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[-] einkorn@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Are you sure this is an actual issue with Jerboa?

Cause clicking a link in the app opens your default app for this type of link. An HTTP(S) link is typically handled by your default browser. Which browser have you selected in your phone's Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Browser?

Edit: Almost forgot: I can't reproduce the error. Clicking the link in the app opens my browser correctly.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

My default web browser app indeed is already set to Fennec. But that's not what Jerboa tries to open for web links ending in .PDF

Jerboa is apparently using WPS Office to try to open it, which isn't even set as a default app for anything in the first place 🤷

[-] einkorn@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago

Well, this certainly sounds like an issue with how your phone handles links to PDFs and not Jerboa itself.

In the Default Apps settings is a sub menu called Opening Links which lists apps which are able and/or allowed to open specific types of links. See if there is an entry for WPS Office and check for something like *.pdf. Next check if there is a setting in Fennec for how to handle PDFs.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Been there, tried that. No dice, WPS Office isn't set to default open anything.

Jerboa is apparently forcing that itself.

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