Here is a published doc with 4 buttons: [image] URL Follow Warning Example The buttons all link out to the same published form. When I just hard code the URL, they work fine. But when I involve a formula in the calculation of the URL, on iOS Safari and iOS Chrom…

“This is the desired behavior. So, closing ticket” I’ve asked them to say a bit more here :laughing: Am I missing something? Is there a situation where you would like to see this warning?

Hello @Nick_HE , On chrome (Windows 10) there is no warning. On Android (Coda App) I get no warning. On Android Chrome I get no warning. I tried the various links, obviously I get no further than ‘You need persmission…’, but the google links work as expected (showing the pages without warnings). …

Thanks for the Android check @joost_mineur Then it definitely seems weird that the “desired behavior” would be separate treatment on iOS…

This could be enforced by iOS to alert/protect users from spammy apps that surreptitiously send them to malware sites; this theory would explain why it is ‘desired’ :: conforming to iOS spec.

Hello @Nick_HE So @Johg_Ananda is on the right track. This is actually to work around some limitations the browser enforces on opening URLs. Browsers today have some built in mechanisms to prevent undesired pop-ups, and this is our way of working around that. To go into a bit more detail: Most br…

Thanks @Steve ! That’s a tricky one I guess. My mind goes to pre-calculating the URL somewhere else, but I imagine Safari would interpret even a reference to an outside cell / canvas formula as a calculation. I guess in future you could consider pre-calculating button URLs on iOS - could introduce …

Buttons opening formula-generated URLs should not warn users on mobile

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Nick_HE March 8, 2021, 7:20pm 7

Hmm yeah, maybe if they’re trying to reuse code across iOS app & iOS mobile browser? (Cause in theory in browser you can do whatever you feel like)

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Buttons opening formula-generated URLs should not warn users on mobile

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