# Mobile Brave redirect to external app

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/mobile-brave-redirect-to-external-app/196424>\
**Category:** Mobile Support\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/mobile-brave-redirect-to-external-app/196424 "2021-01-15T19:48:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![misterjaypeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@misterjaypeg](https://community.brave.app/u/misterjaypeg)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/mobile-brave-redirect-to-external-app/196424/1 "2021-01-15T19:48:27Z")

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**Description of the issue:**

Unable to have links open into mobile app when directed to Browser from another app

**How can this issue be reproduced?**

1. Click link from Twitter app
2. Opens into Brave as default browser
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**Expected result:**

In other apps if the link is supported by a different app (Washington Post link, BBC link, CBS link, etc) it would open to Browser but then redirect to app.

**Brave Version( check `About Brave`):**

1.18.78

**Mobile Device details**

Stock LG V60 ThinkQ

**Additional Information:**

Issue is only when Brave Browser is the default browser on the phone.

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/mobile-brave-redirect-to-external-app/196424/2 "2021-01-15T21:00:00Z")

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@misterjaypeg,  
Can you try going into your Android device settings and changing the app permissions there? You can follow this guide to get to the right screen:

> **[How to Change Default Application / Web Browser in LG V60 ThinQ 5G?, how to -...](https://www.hardreset.info/devices/lg/lg-v60-thinq-5g/faq/faq/default-app-lg/)**

However, I believe you’ll need to click the bottom option on the screen they show – the one that says `App links`. There, you should be able to set the default application that opens if/when the site you’re on/link you click has an associated app installed on your device.

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**Author:** ![misterjaypeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@misterjaypeg](https://community.brave.app/u/misterjaypeg)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/mobile-brave-redirect-to-external-app/196424/3 "2021-01-15T21:14:39Z")

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Hey Mattches,

I have already had that set so it did it with the OG browser (see attached).

That was one of the first things I checked, to make sure it didn’t change when I installed Brave.

 ![Screenshot_20210115-141332](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/7/e/7e96414a82170b4c85f56a305e3841cc77537f97.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/mobile-brave-redirect-to-external-app/196424/4 "2021-02-14T21:14:56Z")

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Closed on February 14, 2021, 9:14pm UTC

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