Feedback: Restoring Pinned Devices in the Share Menu (Android Nightly)

[Tolkein]

Hello!

I wanted to share some feedback regarding the recent UI update to the Share menu in Firefox Nightly for Android. (Version 153.0a1 (Build #2016161951))

Previously, when tapping the 3-dot menu > Share, we had the ability to pin specific synced devices directly to the initial pop-up menu as quick slots (of sorts). It was an incredibly useful feature that made sending tabs to my PC instant.

With the recent changes, those pinned slots are no longer there, and it now requires an extra tap ("Share to device") to access my synced devices.

I would love to see the ability to pin specific devices to the primary share sheet return! It was one of my favorite productivity shortcuts, and restoring it would help keep the sharing workflow fast and seamless. Thank you for all your hard work on Nightly!

[luckyrambo]

I agree, it was one of the "Firefox is always better" features. 

Now it's next to Print button.

Honestly, has anyone ever printed anything from an Android phone?

[Tony2077]

Since Firefox 158 it's even worse. You now need an extra 2nd tap!

1. Press Send to device (new extra step since Firefox 156).
2. Select device.
3. Press the Send button (new 2nd step since Firefox 158 😢).

I can understand that since Firefox 156 the browser uses the native Android Share panel. But the new Send button added in Firefox 158?

Fortunately this can have an easy fix. Please add a long tap option on the Share icon that will show the Send to device menu. Then remove that Send button and simply allow sending to any device with one tap, as it was before. If you still want to select multiple devices then implement long tab on the device entry, and in here when the new Send button would make sense (in the same way that it's done in photo and files apps).