1476515 - [meta] Implementation of Web Share Target API

Status: NEW

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Pierre Paridans]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/67.0.3396.99 Safari/537.36




Expected results:

This specification defines an API that allows websites to declare themselves as web share targets, which can receive shared content from either the Web Share API, or system events (e.g., shares from native apps).

I think it would be a great addition on mobile, specifically for PWA.
Implementation is on its way for Chrome (currently in Chrome Canary for Android).

https://wicg.github.io/web-share-target/

Comment 2

[Pierre Paridans]

Even though I agree there is already a ticket about the Web Share API (navigator.share), I don't think it covers the share target API (as documented on https://wicg.github.io/web-share-target/). 

Maybe interesting to either merge both tickets or keep this one for this specific spec.

Comment 3

[Gingerbread Man]

(In reply to Pierre Paridans from comment #2)
> Even though I agree there is already a ticket about the Web Share API
> (navigator.share), I don't think it covers the share target API (as
> documented on https://wicg.github.io/web-share-target/). 
(In reply to Matt Giuca from bug 1402369, comment #6)
> Keep in mind we are talking about the Web Share API (navigator.share),
> and not share targets (which are mostly separate, documented at https://github.com/WICG/web-share-target).

Sorry about incorrectly marking this as a duplicate.

Comment 4

[Tiger Oakes]

Filed https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1586158 and https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1586157

Comment 6

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

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Status	NEW	bug 1807436

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Comment 7

[marynahasela]

Hello! Just wanted to share my thoughts and knowledge on the implementation of the Web Share Target API. I believe this API could be a game-changer, especially for mobile devices and Progressive Web Apps. It allows websites to declare themselves as web share targets, enabling them to receive shared content from the Web Share API and even system events.

I've been following the progress of this implementation, and it's thrilling to see that it's already underway for Chrome, presently available in Chrome Canary for Android. I assume this API has the potential to enhance user experiences through simplifying the process of sharing content material across distinct platforms.

For those interested, you can check out the official documentation of the Web Share Target API here: https://andersenlab.com/services/custom-api-integration-andersen. While there is a related ticket regarding the Web Share API (navigator.share), I believe this specific API deserves its own attention as it offers additional functionalities.