John SiracusaApr 13, 2023
Moving the insertion point long distances in the Safari address bar is one of the most tedious interactions in iOS.
Show threadJohn SiracusaApr 16, 2023
Custom URL keyboard to the rescue! https://testflight.apple.com/join/vlrv6dn1
Join the URL Quick Keyboard beta

Available on iOS

Show threadDoctor MemoryApr 16, 2023

@siracusa !!!!! I'll look forward to using this the instant it's out of beta. (And no offence but I hope Apple Sherlocks this ASAP.)

Having never looked at the keyboard APIs: would it be possible to have a hotkey for "Copy everything up to the query/anchor operator to the clipboard" and/or "open a new tab on the root URL for this site"?

Show threadJohn Siracusa
@memory No idea, but maybe @elijah knows?
Apr 16, 2023 at 4:03pmIvory for iOS
Show threadAdam OverholtzerApr 16, 2023

@siracusa @memory @elijah The keyboard API only provides access to a subset of the adjacent text, but that may be enough to copy the full URL… you’d have to test it to find out.

The keyboard can’t interact with Safari, unless there is a hacky / private API trick. I have done some unsupported things with share extensions but haven’t tried with keyboard extensions.