topic Re: Highlighted text in emails in Mobile Apps & Services

Highlighted text in emails

Colchemy — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:35:02 GMT

As you will see, text has been highlighted in blue in the Samsung email app. Please note: the highlighting was not done by the sender of the email.

It looks like an invitation to click on the highlighted text, but when I do, my tablet comes up with an Open with... screen, with inappropriate apps like Google Earth offered. Clearly a fault, and the highlighting is annoying. Please fix.

Re: Highlighted text in emails

nowdeleted — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:36:24 GMT

A full stop and no spaces will look like a Web link ..

Re: Highlighted text in emails

Rob99 — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:38:06 GMT

This will happen with most phones or computers. Numbers in a block of text, or dates, will be interpreted as links.

Re: Re: Highlighted text in emails

Colchemy — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:58:52 GMT

I understand a block of text can be a link. But not a date! I still think that is a fault, and would like to see it corrected in updates to Samsung Mail.

Re: Highlighted text in emails

Rob99 — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:02:22 GMT

A date will usually be interpreted as a calender entry, and will open your calender program when clicked on. Hope this helps.

Re: Re: Highlighted text in emails

Colchemy — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:31:35 GMT

Thanks, Rob, but no, it doesn't help at all. I've got no reason to use my calendar for anything in the past, such as the highlighted dates in the email I attached. I will just have to look at other email clients to see if they are free of the problem.

Re: Highlighted text in emails

Colchemy — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:12:19 GMT

I checked the same email with the Gmail app and it does not highlight dates. So I shall be using that app in future for emails.