Why can’t I open links on my Android?

Why can’t I open links on Android? If you can’t open links on Android apps, make sure to check in-app settings, reinstall the app, or inspect in-app permissions. If that doesn’t help, clearing cache and data from essential Google Services or reinstalling WebView should resolve the issue.

The lack of link-clicking might simply be a browser setting gone awry. If you can, try clicking on a link with a different browser to see if it works. If it does, then your browser settings are probably off and need to be reset. One way to do this quickly is to uninstall and reinstall the browser.

A: The reason your computer knows to open a browser when you click a link in an email is because your computer associates various links and file types with the appropriate corresponding application. … The quickest way to fix this is to make sure Internet Explorer is set as your default browser.

Set Chrome as your default web browser

  1. On your Android, open Settings .
  2. Tap Apps & notifications.
  3. At the bottom, tap Advanced.
  4. Tap Default apps.
  5. Tap Browser App Chrome .

If the hyperlink doesn’t work correctly, troubleshoot the problem by checking the link address, link format and program settings.

  1. Check the Original Website. …
  2. Check the URL Address. …
  3. Domain Structure. …
  4. Program Settings.

Turn “Open webpages in the app” on or off

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app .
  2. At the bottom right, tap More Settings. General.
  3. Turn Open web pages in the app on or off.

Every android app will have list of urls that it can open. So you have to go to that app settings and tell that it should open in browser for the urls and not in the app. To do that go to Settings -> Apps –> scroll down to the app that you don’t want URLs to open in -> Tap on ‘Open by Default’ and select always Ask.

Messenger app



Inside Messenger, tap on your profile picture in the top left. Scroll down to Photos & Media and enter that sub-menu. The toggle for “Open Links in Default Browser” should be set to on. And there you go — Android users get the quick and easy solution to this issue.

Tap the menu button at the upper left corner of the app. Select “Settings” from the side menu. Scroll to the bottom and turn off “Open web links in Gmail”. Restart Gmail and try opening the hyperlinks again.

Go to Default Programs in Windows Settings or Control Panel. Select Microsoft Edge as your default browser. Click on the link in your email to make sure it opens a tab in Edge. … Restart Firefox (or your preferred default browser).

The main reason of hyperlinks not working in Outlook is the default Internet browser not registered (properly) in your operating system. Typically, this issue comes up after uninstalling Google Chrome or changing the default browser from Internet Explorer to either Chrome or Firefox.

To change how links open in Android, return to the Default apps page you visited earlier. Here, tap Opening links to review these settings. At the top, you can toggle the Instant apps feature, which allows you to use some apps without actually installing them.

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