Links do not open in external apps

[Dinjoralo]

Dinjoralo last edited by

Bumping this. I get stuff about privacy or whatever, but there should at least be the option to use external apps. This is honestly going to be putting me back on Chrome as my default browser.

[horse-ebooks]

horse-ebooks last edited by @svdoesum

@svdoesum Agreed. I really like the way Firefox does this, in that is shows you an icon in the address bar that will open the URL in an associated app, if available. Would love to see something similar in Opera mobile.

[colinleath]

colinleath last edited by

I've been experimenting with
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tasomaniac.openwith

Open link with app to get around this.

It is possible to set it as your default browser too, in advanced settings, so links to Twitter will open in Twitter for example.

[hhz]

hhz last edited by @Guest

@robertmark What he means is: hold long on the URL, like when you want to copy something, pops out that small context menu ( copy/cut/select all ), in this case, would appear as first option the related app logo and if you tap on it would open on the app , Still, I find this unnecessary steps really bothering ... !!
Check the screenshot you'll know what I mean

[hhz]

hhz last edited by @colinleath

@colinleath actually now you get at least this easier and no more extra apps

[cmnz]

cmnz last edited by

@hhz Thanks for your reply. How did you get that popout menu? I have Opera version 51.3.2461.138727 last updated 26/04/2019 on my Android Galaxy S7 and I don't see that. Is this a feature in an update not yet released for all devices?

Also, it looks like that menu comes from long-tapping the address bar. Do you also get that from long-tapping links in a page?

[zwollywood]

zwollywood last edited by leocg

Hello,
If I want to make a payment at a web store, I am normally redirected to my banking app. However, opera always stays on my bank's webpage to transfer this online with an identifier such as a desktop. Chrome, on the other hand, opens an instant app link to the banking app. Why does this opera not work?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @zwollywood

@zwollywood See https://forums.opera.com/topic/26954/links-do-not-open-in-external-apps/10, it seems similar.

[zwollywood]

zwollywood last edited by

it also doesn't work on the opera browser on my Android. oneplus 7 pro.

[zwollywood]

zwollywood last edited by

Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, the solution cannot be found there. Other users couldn't get it done either. I have Android Pie on Oxygen 9.5.5 with Opera version 52.2.2517.1398.16

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by

Similar topics merged.

[frans-bernadet]

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[cmnz]

cmnz last edited by

I've been having this problem for years. Many updates to the Opera Android app still don't seem to have fixed this. There are plenty of people asking how to fix this issue but no real solutions. It seems to me this is a fault with the app and the developers should fix it. How can we convince them to add this as an option?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by

Opera 59 already has it.

[laston]

laston last edited by @leocg

@leocg That's not true

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @laston

@laston Mine had, at least on beta. And version 60 beta has an option to use external apps too

[svdoesum]

svdoesum last edited by

Well, I couldn't really check online payments, but tapping the title of an embedded YouTube opens a new tab in opera, doesn't open the app like my other browsers do...