How to Disable URL Link Previews in iMessage iOS11 (or iOS10, Mac OSX Sierra)
Surround the URL with periods.
Example ".http://google.com."
iOS even removes the periods for you So it shows as "http://google.com" < no periods
Some of the other blogs I have read suggest that for the preview to work certain requirements must be met, if these are not met the preview will not be displayed (this should mean the full URL path is then visible):
- The first requirement is the the link has to be either at the beginning of the text message, or at the end of the text message. If the hyperlink is placed in the middle of the text message, iOS 10 will not show a preview.
- The second requirement for the new iPhone iOS 10 to render a hyperlink preview is that the hyperlink must start with http:// or https://.
With some experimenting it seems the rule is:
- Repress preview if the URL appears in the middle of text
- A dot can stand in for the text — and won’t show
These all hide the preview, and hide the dots:
- my text http://www.example.com my text
- my text http://www.example.com.
- .http://www.example.com my text
- .http://www.example.com.