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Re:“Someone was typing in a URL and WhatsApp was fetching it... by ars on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:59PM (#14555619)
Preview sure, but why every character?
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Re:“Someone was typing in a URL and WhatsApp was fetching it... by gghhvgx on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @04:03PM (#14555646)
Because the preview is displayed as you type, not when you hit Send
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Re:“Someone was typing in a URL and WhatsApp was fetching it... by JshWright on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @04:10PM (#14555706)
But still... why every character? Wait a couple hundred ms after each keystroke to see if they are done.
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Re:“Someone was typing in a URL and WhatsApp was fetching it... by Dayshine on Thursday June 15, 2017 @04:36AM (#14558755)
Because mobile internet is slow and that'd be the difference between 300ms and 600ms.
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Re:“Someone was typing in a URL and WhatsApp was fetching it... by ahakki on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @05:29PM (#14556272)
Because instant > wait a couple hundred ms

simple really

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