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The Web Share API offers an easy way to enable sharing functionality on websites without relying on traditional 'share on' buttons that can have security concerns and may spy on users. The API allows users to choose their preferred sharing method, enhancing the user experience.

What’s your excuse for not using the web share API?

My browser says navigator.share is not a function.

My excuse would be: “That’s a thing? I didn’t know.”. I haven’t had a reason to implement share functionality in years and I don’t think I’ll need to in the future. It’s just the kind of projects I work on. Still, now at least I’m aware of it’s existence.
Also Firefox is still not in the club support-wise. ;)

Because copy and paste is faster on pc?

<a href="https://app.daily.dev/gresakg" data-mention-id="Z0Y5lKjimjGDZtplRmL1r" data-mention-username="gresakg">@gresakg</a>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Share_API#browser_compatibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Share_API#browser_compatibility</a>
Firefox doesn’t support it (apart from the iPhone version of firefox)

Ironically, there are excuses, valid ones.