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    177 points keepamovin | 13 comments | 02 Sep 25 10:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.552s | source | bottom
    1. wkat4242 ◴[02 Sep 25 11:36 UTC] No.45101683[source]▶
    That link preview bothers me a bit from a privacy standpoint. Hovering over a link will now hit that website. Hmm.
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    2. AltF4me ◴[02 Sep 25 11:39 UTC] No.45101720[source]▶
    It says you have to click and hold
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    3. Eddy_Viscosity2 ◴[02 Sep 25 11:39 UTC] No.45101722[source]▶
    I was wondering about that, anybody know how that works?
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    4. tethys ◴[02 Sep 25 11:40 UTC] No.45101738[source]▶
    The post (and this clarification [0]) state that you have to either long click or select "Preview Link" from the context menu.

    [0] https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/try-link-previews...

    5. dkdbejwi383 ◴[02 Sep 25 11:41 UTC] No.45101746[source]▶
    You have to click and hold

    > Just long press any link

    It says right there on the page.

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    6. dkdbejwi383 ◴[02 Sep 25 11:41 UTC] No.45101750[source]▶
    If you click the “learn more” link it explains it.
    7. IshKebab ◴[02 Sep 25 11:43 UTC] No.45101771[source]▶
    You have to long-press it, not hover.
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    8. giancarlostoro ◴[02 Sep 25 12:02 UTC] No.45101951[source]▶
    You can set it to always do it on hover, which is actually more annoying (you toggle it by tapping shift) because I did not realize it was permanently on, so every link on HN became a link preview for me the other day.
    9. JohnFen ◴[02 Sep 25 12:27 UTC] No.45102214[source]▶
    Sure, but (I think this is what the commenter was asking about), it has to hit the page in order to generate the preview, does it not?
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    10. Vinnl ◴[02 Sep 25 12:33 UTC] No.45102268{3}[source]▶
    Yes, but clicking also results in your browser having to hit the page. The concern is doing so accidentally, which is reasonable if it required a hover interaction (but luckily, it doesn't).
    11. ErneX ◴[02 Sep 25 12:33 UTC] No.45102282{3}[source]▶
    Obviously but you are triggering it, if you don’t do it it won’t do it.

    Safari is exactly the same on iOS at least.

    12. elric ◴[02 Sep 25 13:06 UTC] No.45102618[source]▶
    Their heading a bit misleading: "See what's behind the link before you click." really should have said "see what's behind the link after you click but before you release the button".
    13. wkat4242 ◴[02 Sep 25 19:55 UTC] No.45108203[source]▶
    It said before you click, that's why. I missed that part.