Clicking Lemmy links usually brings you to the original instance of the link, which means you won’t be able to interact (vote/comment). It also means it’ll open in a browser instead of an app.

Luckily, for some apps, there’s a better way to open links. The method in this post will work on Infinity, Liftoff, Summit, and partially Jerboa.

Infinity

When you see a Lemmy link, share it with the Infinity app, then tap ‘Handle Link’. That’s it.

To get links to open fully automatically, go to App Info > Open by default > Add link. (This won’t work with all Lemmy links, only about 60 instances).

Liftoff, Summit, & Jerboa

1. Download the Lemmy Redirect app:

IzzyOnDroid

GitHub

2. Go into the Lemmy Redirect app, and tap ‘Main’ next to the app you use.

Now when you see a Lemmy link, share it and open it in Lemmy Redirect. It should open in the app you chose.

More info

• On Jerboa, links to communities will work, and posts from your own instance will work. Posts from other instances will not.
• Jerboa and Summit have an option in App Settings > Open by default, to open links fully automatically, but this will only work with some instances (~60 in Jerboa, 14 in Summit).
• Lemmy Redirect shows Sync as an option but I couldn’t get it to work.
• Infinity also works with Lemmy Redirect but the other method is easier.

Opening Automatically

Lemmy Redirect has the option to open all Lemmy links fully automatically by either:

• Using Shizuku
• Manually adding all 1,500 links (Not recommended)
• Using LinkSheet (IzzyOnDroid) (GitHub)

Other Apps

It looks like Sync will have the same functionality as Infinity, since you can use it from the share sheet, but I think it hasn’t been implemented yet.

For other apps, I couldn’t find an easy way to do it, but there is a more annoying way to do it:

1. Copy the Lemmy link.
2. Go to your instance’s search bar in a browser, and paste the link.

The post should show up in a way you can interact with.

3. If you really need to you can save the post and open it in an app.