Android: expose app as a target for Android "Share..." function
If I understand correctly, Workflowy does not expose itself as a target for Android "Share..." function. I mean this API https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/receive
When I faced that issue the first time (trying to send url from mobile browser to my Workflowy list), I virtually could not believe that Workflowy does not support this handy function. IMHO, that is a must-have for a note capturing app.
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@rawbytz , thank you for mentioning it.
Actually I've already seen this app, but it has few downsides:
- it's a 3rd party app without any warranties of proper personal data use
- it only copies text to the clipboard and opens Workflowy, so user has to paste manually just like you said
So this application may be used as a temporary hack, but I can not imagine any reason why the official Workflowy client does not support that directly.
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Hi Alfred,
> what reason would there be to not have an API?
Logistics, I guess. we'd like to build important features into WorkFlowy as opposed to having an extension for things that should be baked into the app. So we're working on those features first... and possibly an API later.
As a WorkFlowy user myself (who uses a bunch of extensions), I understand where you're coming from. Totally. An API is definitely desirable... and now that we have ramped up our coding team, we'll be able to make faster progress on dates and reminders, etc... and then after the storm, regroup to see whether an API is on the table in the new year.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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Just to add my 2 cents...
WorkFlowy does have an API... right now it is only client-side. In fact, the resurrected Vimflowy relies on it extensively.That said, a server side API would be an excellent "investment" for WorkFlowy... opening up all sorts of possibilities to enhance the WorkFlowy experience... particularly integration with other apps, an area WorkFlowy, with its small team, should leave to 3rd party devs (who,btw, WF doesn't have to pay).
Please move this up on "the list".
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Wait, I think we're talking about different features.
IFTTT and company would need to talk to a server API. That makes sense. Great feature, but makes sense that it's also a significant effort.
This feature request is about the Android app accepting text/URLs when we tap the "Share..." button in an Android app. That is entirely about the Android client application and doesn't require a server API.
Please have one of the Android developers look at this for a minute to give clarity. We're just asking for a Workflowy icon to appear in the list of things we can "Share" to.
Interestingly, we can already "Open with" Workflowy.
See screenshots, starting from Twitter, for what we want to be able to tap to get some text or URL into our Android Workflowy app:
Workflowy doesn't appear:
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