Android: deep link to change default server

[p1gp1g]

Context
Some users seem to struggle to change the default server

Suggestion
Use a deeplink on android to open the dialog, prefilled with the new server.
In addition, a link to a QR code on the web app would be awesome :)

[binwiederhier]

I am open to this, but where would we link from?

[binwiederhier]

So assuming the link is ntfy://settings?highlight=default-server or something similar, would you link to that from Element? Maybe you can explain the use case more, and what people struggle with.

[p1gp1g]

I don't find the documentation to link to, but it is mainly : App settings -> default server.
So, it seems many users struggle with that, I don't know why.

So assuming the link is ntfy://settings?highlight=default-server or something similar, would you link to that from Element?
It is not share directly from a conversation, but from the webui. I feel like saying "go to webui and scan this" is more user friendly

Also, I assumed the deeplink autofilled the server URL, so it would be ntfy://settings?highlight=default-server&server=https%3A%2F%2Fmyserver.domain.tld

[acaloiaro]

👍

Use case: You want to use the ntfy app(s) for push notifications for a small site, but want to self-host the server. In the site's "Welcome" e-mail or user profile page, you add a little tidbit about installing ntfy on your devices to get push notifications, and offer a URL or QR Code that configures the app to use that site's self-hosted server. In order to be completely useful, deeplinks would need to incorporate topic subscription as well.

[dgtlmoon]

theres a PR for QR codes on android over at binwiederhier/ntfy-android#67