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From: Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Browser calls app to access website
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:28:26 +0100
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On 17/10/2024 13:07, Dave Royal wrote:
> Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> Wrote in message:
> 
>> On 17/10/2024 09:54, Dave Royal wrote:
>>>
>>> Try settings > open links in apps >  Ask or never
>>> I have never but you might have other apps you want to use.
>>
>> Thanks, Dave. That was it.
>>
>> Firefox has it in Settings | Advanced | Open links in apps - set to
>> Always (default)
>>
>> Vivaldi has it in Settings | Content Settings| Stay in browser - set to
>> Off (default)
>>
>> So doing the same thing but in completely opposite ways! I'm note sure
>> exactly what Brave does. In Settings it has:
>> Open external links in Brave:
>> Opens links from other apps in a Brave webview. Note: Brave must be set
>> as your default browser.
>> That setting was set to Off (default). Brave isn't my default browser
>> anyway.
>>
> I don't think the Firefox default is 'always'. I have release,
>   beta, and nightly on this device and all are set to 'never'.

That's strange. I don't remember seeing it, let alone change it (Fx 
131.0.3).

-- 
Jeff