Apr 21 2020 11:33 AM - edited Apr 21 2020 11:37 AM
This newly added flag:
Enables installed web apps to register for and receive Share requests from the Windows shell. Requires the Web App Identity Proxy functionality to be enabled as well. – Windows
which requires this flag to be enabled as well:
Enables installed web apps to be created with modern Windows application identity for better integration with the Windows shell. – Windows
the description of the flag is self explanatory but what it does is that when you install a social network website such as Twitter as an app in Edge, it will be added as a share target when you press Share button on Edge or anywhere on Windows 10. Twitter will be registered as a system-wide share target so any app or program in Windows 10 can share files to Twitter website.
this was requested before and now implemented. thank you!
this is an example of Share from Photos app and you see Twitter which is the website installed as app in Edge is a share target on the list.
Keep in mind that this is the first implementation phase for this feature so it might have bugs or might not work for you at all.
Apr 23 2020 10:51 AM
@HotCakeX Glad you're enjoying it! Let us know if you have any feedback.
And thanks @johnjansen for looking into this original request.
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
Apr 23 2020 01:20 PM
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Thank you!
yes I always have feedback
but this time it's more of a temporary problem I hope because it's too obvious so I think developers should already know that. so the feature is implemented but it doesn't quite work yet.
Sep 09 2020 04:13 PM
@HotCakeX It's not working for me on Edge 85.0.564.44 Stable?
Both Google Photos and Google Maps are PWAs (the Plus Symbol). Neither appear in the Share window.
Sep 14 2020 01:12 PM
Sep 14 2020 01:27 PM
Oh yeah thanks, that works.
Yeah true I suppose Google Maps wouldn't work and Google Photos isn't a good share target.
Annoying it has to be a PWA. I'd love to be able to use it with Facebook Messenger, Google Calendar, Skype, Teams and WhatsApp.
Sep 14 2020 03:06 PM