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Re:Microbrowsers Are Everywhere by andai on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @12:18PM (#21815810)
That's interesting, sounds like WhatsApp Web loads the preview client-side?
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Re:Microbrowsers Are Everywhere by Jaruzel on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @12:24PM (#21815900)
Yes. To be specific, if you are using the Web based WhatsApp (or the 'Desktop' app), it will not load the preview until your phone has pinged that it's online. There are many times when I wait for the preview to load (because if you send the message without the preview, no-one else gets one either), only to have to wake my phone and voila, the preview then loads on Web WhatsApp.
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Re:Microbrowsers Are Everywhere by marcusjt on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @06:14AM (#21823792)
Aha! I wondered why the appearance of previews was inconsistent, now I know what to do to make them appear, thanks!
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