why not? please elaborate.
while many other messengers have an option to not generate link previews, it is uncommon to have an option to not display already generated ones. usually, Delta Chat does not provide options on that level of detail, unless there are very good reasons for the masses. an “i want it that way” is usually not enough 
Not necessary. Some people like brussel sprouts and some people hate them. 50% of the world thinks cilantro tastes like soap. We do not force-serve brussel sprouts or cilantro, we allow the human to eat what they choose. The proposal I replied to removes user choice, instead providing only one world view (theirs) to be made possible in the solution.
Can you explain your preference though? Do you also dislike it when people send you images in general?
The proposal you replied to actually kept user choice. It just made the default what the vast majority of apps and users expect.
Hey everyone,
after being annoyed by the usual “solutions” to share a “rich snippet” (Meta data and if possible also the meta image) of an URL in Delta Chat with e.g. “Webpage bot” I found a little but practicable workaround for Android users.
Would be great if this kind of feature (local generation of the meta data snippet) would be implemented in the native apps (Desktop and Mobile) someday.
To share a “rich URL” you just need to install Markdownr from F-Droid. This app generates a Markdown-compatible snippet from an URL and shares it afterwards.
Include URL in content and Include Excerpt and DESELECT Include BodyNow you are ready to share “rich URLs” easily.
Unfortunately there’s no image included (yet). But I think this could be a good Proof-of-concept for a still-to-implement native functionality in the desktop and the mobile apps. And with only one additional step you can help others to gain more information from a shared URL without the need of additional bots.
What do you think about this? Feel free to share your thoughts 
PS: 100% written by human, not by “AI”.
Hi all, somewhat tangential, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to develop link previews for link-based invites to dc itself ? Currently, sharing a link inviting a prospective dc user to chat with you is intimidating to most (massive cryptic url), so would benefit from some kind of embedded preview that displays Message XYZ on Delta Chat or Join the XYZ group chat
EDIT, I realize there is a neutral Message privately on Delta Chat preview, so my inquiry is more about including some of the existing slug info in this preview, e.g. if it’s a group chat, it could be a more opinionated message like Join the XYZ group chat. In theory, this is actually more transparent, signaling to the potential user what they’re getting themselves into before committing.
For individual chats and group chats, the sharer’s username is already in the share link. For group chats, the group name is also in the share link. So it could be something like:
EDIT2: I’ve created a separate post for this since it’s a diff topic: More detailed chat invite link preview
