Brave Android – External Links Open to a Blank/Unresponsive Page

I have set Brave as the default browser on Android. When links from other applications are configured to open in an external browser, the link initially opens to a white/blank and unresponsive page.

To open the page successfully, I have to:

  1. Go back to the previous application.
  2. Click the same link again.
  3. The link then opens correctly in Brave.

Screenshot – Blank/Unresponsive Page:


Observed Behavior:

I noticed that this issue occurs when “Close tabs on Exit” is disabled

When the setting is enabled, links from other applications open directly in Brave without any issue.

However, I generally prefer to keep this setting disabled, and having to enable it just to ensure that external links open correctly is inconvenient.
Screenshot – Related Setting:

Please suggest a fix, or let me know if I am doing something wrong.