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    • A Former User
      A Former User 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.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User @svdoesum last edited by

        @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.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User 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.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @Guest last edited by

            @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
            alt text

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @Guest last edited by

              @colinleath actually now you get at least this 🙂 easier and no more extra apps 😜 alt text

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              • 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?

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User 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?

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

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

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

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

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User 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

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                          Similar topics merged.

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                          • 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?

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                Opera 59 already has it.

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                                • laston
                                  laston @leocg last edited by

                                  @leocg That's not true

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @laston last edited by

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

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                                    • 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...

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                                      • gui-prata
                                        gui-prata last edited by

                                        I've seen this is a long date issue, a lot of people have this problem which looks like not to have a solution but the last post about this has been posted a time ago, so let's go:
                                        I can't open external links with Opera for Android. For exemple, when I'm in a payment app and want to go to the store associated, I go to Opera and it doesn't open the store's app. I just wanted to know if there's a solution for this. If not, I'd like to say that you, developer from Opera, please include this feature on a next update, because this is a basic feature from other browsers. I mean, I'm loving Opera, but I'm missing that. Thanks

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                                        • gui-prata
                                          gui-prata @gui-prata last edited by

                                          @gui-prata PS.: I know there's a setting in which I can do it, but on my tests it just worked with Youtube, and other browsers can easily open any link on their respective apps.

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