Currently in iOS Safari and Chrome, when you share a link via the share button, the link that gets copied is the canonical URL. The site that I am working on has a different website listed as the canonical URL (it's a requirement that can't be changed). Is it possible to force iOS Safari and Chrome so copy my website's original URL, instead of the canonical URL?
My canonical urls are included in my site via the following tag:
<link rel="canonical" href="www.example.com">
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Hi Felix,
Did you ever find a solution? I have the same issue and I'm trying to find a work around for it. Let me know when you get a chance.
Thanks!
Did you find a solution?
After a bunch of research I believe there is still no way to bypass this. The only possible solutions would be to use cloaking, ie to send one canonical tag to Google/bots, and another to user or Safari users. Which is not ideal for SEO purposes.
I looked into the Web Share API, but AFAIK this can only work with share buttons on the page, not browser native share buttons.