Description of the issue:
How can this issue be reproduced?
Every time i click links on browser engine it opens up in new tab
Always on Standard Browser.
This is not happening on “Private Browser” or Fresh created profile.
Expected result:
It should open in the same tab as expected
Brave Version( check About Brave):
| Brave | 1.87.191 Chromium: 145.0.7632.120 (Official Build) (64-bit) |
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Additional Information:
The links and results i mean above.
@fallegan are you signed into Google on the standard but not the others?
The reason I’m asking is that Google has settings we can choose in regard to whether we want links in the results to open in the same or different "window.
When that is toggled on, it will open all clicks in a new tab. So if enabled, it adds in lines to all its links to have _blank which tells a browser to open in a new tab or window:
And if the toggle is off, it won’t have it, such as below:
The default setting is to have it off, where it opens in the same window. So I am thinking that perhaps this was changed for you in your Google settings. You can look by going to Google and clicking Settings at the bottom → search settings → other settings. Or instead of all that, just go to https://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en&fg=1#tabVal=1
I initially responded with Google in mind. If we are talking about other websites, the same principle applies. The behavior usually comes down to how the site itself chooses to handle links.
Many sites intentionally control how links open. For example, Reddit often uses _blank so links open in a new tab, keeping you on their platform.
Browsers like Brave typically follow the instructions defined in the site’s code. Some browsers offer ways to override that behavior, and it would be reasonable to request a feature like that if it is important to you. However, Chromium-based browsers are generally designed to respect how links are coded. This helps avoid breaking site functionality, especially in cases involving logins or other interactive features that rely on specific navigation behavior.
Ah hey, the setting you mentioned was toggled off but i switch to on and then off again (classic solution for these nonsense problems) and it solved it! So strange thing i don’t know what caused it, i even didn’t know there was a settings for google search in the first place haha.
Anyways, thanks for your quick response it seems working correctly now. Have a good day!
