Replace "Share" with "Copy link to message"

[gnprice]

When I'm looking at a Zulip message and want to share it with someone, sometimes I want to send them a copy of the message's contents; and sometimes I want to send them a link so they can read the whole conversation around it, when I know they have access to see it.

Currently we don't provide the "link to this message" feature. We should add it to the long-press menu. The simple way to do this is an option labeled "Copy link to message", which just puts a link on the clipboard.

It can replace the "Share" option -- that option doesn't currently add a ton of value, because it just copies the text of the message into another app. (In some apps, a "share" option shares a link to the thing being shared. But that works a lot better when all the data is public, and anyone you share it with can follow the link.)

[jainkuniya]

Instead of replacing it with Share, can we add Copy link to message.
Many time we need to share message to others via other app or save that message (mostly when that message is most probably context free like it contains imp link or something). So in such situations Share will be useful.
Just checked in Slack, they provide three options Copy Message, Copy Link to message and Share.

BTW Slack works differently for the Share option.

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[armaanahluwalia]

I just faced this issue. I feel like this would be a great UX improvement. At least for the use-case of being able to reference one conversation from another within the app.