Brave Browser not set as default in Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0

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@Macuilxochiti Interesting find. I suppose it might’ve been added from the side of Opera, though I’m not sure.

I do personally agree that links entered in URL bar should open in the app, or at least give us an option to do so.

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Or maybe it might be a bug, which is quite unlikely.

@289wk Do you know if it’s the expected behaviour on Chromium on Android?

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@Macuilxochitl

Re only the issue of “Set as Default Browser”

NOT using Private Browser / Private Windows . . .

Toggle the “Set as Default Browser” setting - switch between a couple Internet browsers on your Android device.

After you make changes to BB settings, do a complete Exit / Quit of Brave Browser . . . followed by a complete “forced” Restart of the Android device:

Android - closing apps:
-https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-force-close-apps-android/"

Android - complete “forced” restart:
-https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Hard+Restart+an+Android+Phone/107479

Test the “Set as Default Browser” issue.

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@289wk Done. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work.

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@fmarier

The OP - @Macuilxochitl - has tried several times, to set Brave Browser as the default Internet browser for an Xiamoi mobile device:

Device: Xiaomi 14T (degas)
OS: Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0.102.0.VNEMIXM
Android version: 15
Build ID: AP3A.240905.015.A2

Brave browser version: 1.77.101
Chromium version: 135.0.7049.115

. . . without success; reporting in the OP:

“Even [when] I set it as default in the settings app, it’s still not set as default, and the Set as Default Browser is always showing in three dots menu.”

(fmarier is a Linux OS user and member of the Brave Team.)

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@289wk Here is the updated information:

OS: Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0.103.0.VNEMIXM
Android version: 15
Build ID: AP3A.240905.015.A2
Brave Browser version: 1.80.115
Chromium version: 138.0.7204.97