# YouTube links open in brave browser despite the settings

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/youtube-links-open-in-brave-browser-despite-the-settings/540902>\
**Category:** Brave Browser\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [April 2, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youtube-links-open-in-brave-browser-despite-the-settings/540902 "2024-04-02T02:04:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![mariofix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mariofix/32/177473_2.png) [@mariofix](https://community.brave.app/u/mariofix)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youtube-links-open-in-brave-browser-despite-the-settings/540902/1 "2024-04-02T02:04:21Z")

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**Description of the issue:**  
YouTube links open inside brave, despite the settings to open in the App.

**Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. 2. 3.**  
Click on any YouTube link

**Actual Result (gifs and screenshots are welcome!):**

 ![Screenshot_20240401-225933](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/6/3/63474741124b9c5863be9d3e8a7ea5f88155f15f.jpeg)

**Expected result:**  
Should open YouTube app.

 ![Screenshot_20240401-225957](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/e/1/e1cc6b217ed2c19b91fc9ecf0eda5a0518fc9fc0.png)  
 ![Screenshot_20240401-230021](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/5/8/58cac25a5eef9ce73a0b3c505f447bcfbd11a088.png)

**Reproduces how often:**  
Always

**Operating System and Brave Version(See the `About Brave` page in the main menu):**

 ![Screenshot_20240401-230309](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/8/2/824a79041d593c1eb022eab9423aadd796b83c3c.png)

**Additional Information:**

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**Author:** ![Jigsaws21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@Jigsaws21](https://community.brave.app/u/Jigsaws21)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youtube-links-open-in-brave-browser-despite-the-settings/540902/2 "2024-04-27T23:06:57Z")

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Same issue, weirdly works in Firefox.

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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:** [May 27, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youtube-links-open-in-brave-browser-despite-the-settings/540902/3 "2024-05-27T23:07:44Z")

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