Links do not open in external apps
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hhz 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
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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 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 Moderator Volunteer 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 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 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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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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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 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 -
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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davidkimsm last edited by
@svdoesum for youtube if you tap on the green lock button to the left of the URL you'll see an option to open link in an external app.
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Thaddaeus5 last edited by
@svdoesum it's three years later and it still doesn't work. There is an option in the settings for opening pages in external apps which doesn't really work. It opens YouTube links in the standard YouTube app which is not set as my default via Android. For Reddit and Twitter or doesn't work at all.
Please just fix this. I don't want to go back to Chrome. -
OlegAlekos last edited by leocg
Can't believe or understand why Opera can't respect the security verification through the digital asset and the app-link native apis?
It is bad for the seemless android experience.Chrome, Brave, Edge, Dolphin, etc.. work just fine.
Android Browsers should respect the android ecosystem!
easier and no more extra apps 
