Unshorten
Tapping short links in Twitter clients, Facebook, Google Plus, and Reddit first opens a web browser. The browser then immediately redirects you to your selected default native application. Save time and avoid unnecessary taps by letting Unshorten expand short URLs and open the proper native application directly!
Thank you Reddit community (/r/android)! I got some great feedback from everyone and have started to address some of it in the first update. More features/improvements are on the way!
Supported URL shortener services:-Reddit (new!)-Sound Cloud (new!)-Instagram (new!)-Strava (new!)-Twitter: t.co-j.mp-Bitly: bit.ly and bitly.com-Google: goo.gl-YouTube: youtu.be-Facebook: fb.me-Wordpress: wp.me-Twitlonger: tl.gd-Whitehouse: wh.gov-Untapped: untp.i-Kickstarter: kck.st-Engadget: engt.co-New York Times: nyti.ms-CNN: on.cnn.com-CNN Money: cnnmon.ie-The Verge: vrge.co-Hoot Suite: ow.ly-Is Good: is.gd-Deliver It: dlvr.it
Category : Tools
Reviews (29)
Does the job, but I'd like to preview unshortened link *before* opening it. That's the only point of having unshortener application.
This is a worst app, doesn't work. Those who given 5-star ratings are paid.
This app fixes what I hate most about shortened URLs, that they destroy the flow between apps. I would like an option to disable the toasts in the app. I would also like to have an option to see the link unshortened before it jumps to the app, so I can decide whether it's safe or not. I'm hoping to see these features in a later version. Congratulations to a great first app!
Great app but it's missing an option to disable the ongoing notification in the status bar. I turned off notifications for the app, but it somehow returns when I restart my phone.
Its not seamless and its a little annoying that it displays the long url on the screen, everytime. Sound concept, but needs to work seamlessly behind the scenes.
Makes clicking twitter links less of a hell hole. Allows me to open links in the right apps straight away
This app is so useful, I hope it gets sherlocked. This gets more use than even ZXING's Barcode Scanner (Don't forget to buy or hire the Dev. Looking at you Google.)
First time I played with it, I got the message "Unshortening failed: Unable to connect to URL" which is now up on my screen covering up the keyboard and will not go away--strike that, it just went away, it just had an extremely long timeout.
I hope it let's me get back to my dateing site it kept saying I had no URL app couldn't even get to google on this device
I'd been trying to solve the short URL / redirect problem with alternative browser choosers, but this is a much cleaner solution.
I don't think it works for t.co links any longer. It goes into an unending loop.
If you use a proxied browser (Chrome beta, Opera Mini, etc.) then you have to install this app. Speeds things up incredibly.
This solves the annoyance of extra browser windows opening when a shortened link launches an app such as YouTube. Saves time and eliminates annoyance for the win!
While it's great at unshortening for popular apps, it doesn't do it for all which keeps me from making it the default. For example, opening google plus through twitter shortened links opens in Chrome when it should open in the Google+ app.
One of those apps that should come with Android itself. Supports a ton of different shorteners and works perfectly. Great way to ensure you are always opening valid / secure links.
Solves one of the small problems that used to drive me up the wall, but no longer unshortens half of the links, with the message "Not unshortening to avoid cycle"
This app solved a real problem exactly like what it said. And did it in a good way with simple interface, clean permission.
I hope you will be able to add Facebook, shortened link or not, to the list.
I loved this app for the past few months of use. It's awesome! But if you're a root user I recommend Crappalinks through Xposed over this. Much deeper integration so you don't have to take that extra step to select unshorten as it already does it.
I love how this app can bypass every single ads that hide the actual website. Hopefully an app like this will be created for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Used to be great. Recently hasn't worked out of gmail, Facebook messenger, and Google Now cards
this app is great but there are several shortcut links that you don't handle, and I'd like an option to send them to you so you can have the app process them. rather than listing them here, I'd rather have an option to send it via your app interface.
This app is a must-have for anyone that browses the internet on Android, especially users of Twitter.
I can't open links in their apps in my HTC one s Please help
OMG! I cant believe that I finally found a solution to common android problem. This is awesome!
Works great just wish there was Facebook support and a way to turn off the toast announcements.
I'd like to see it add support for some of the newer short URLs used by the big media sites (ABC news, ESPN, NBC news, etc.).
This is the app that I was looking for. Does small but priceless job. Thank you!
No use.waste app. It should unshorten the URLs seleced.but does nothing when short URL is selected or clicked (shows same short URL when clicked). Not even a textbox in the app to paste short URLs and expand.