HOW do I enable external links? The suggested option doesn't exist :(


Description of the issue:
Slightly intermittent issue, seen often in the past by others:

  • Brave is already running, and is my default browser
  • From another app, I click on a link.
  • NOTHING happens.
  • Can monkey around quite a bit, still nothing.
  • IF I do this while Brave is closed, it works ok.
  • From then on, all is well… until it isn’t.

I’ve seen info on enabling “Allow app links to open in apps outside of Brave”, supposedly in Shields & Privacy → Other.
NO. That’s outdated info. Current Windows Desktop Browser has settings categories for “Shields” and “Privacy and Security”…and no “Other” category, nor have I found any setting like what is recommended.

How can this issue be reproduced?
(Intermittent)

  1. With Brave open already as default browser
  2. Click on a link in another app
  3. Repeat until it fails to do anything. :wink:

Expected result:
Outside click always works.
AND, setting that’s been suggested actually exists, if needed, and/or the advice is changed.

Brave Version( check About Brave):
1.69.162

Additional Information:

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Same as you MrPete. Just started happening today when I upgraded to Sequoia on my mac. Can’t open anything! Completely useless. Will revert to Firefox if Brave doesn’t solve this issue damn quick

@MrPete,
Which version of Windows are you on? Additionally, it’s worth noting that the default app to open links is also set on your System (Settings --> Default apps) — it is worth checking and ensuring that the HTML links option is set to Brave as well.

(Just back from an intense week overseas…)

Win10 Pro 22H2.
The only non-brave-defaults in App settings for Brave (“Choose by App”) are web3 protocols (eg IPFS, IPNS), phone-related (SMS, TEL…), and USENET News-related (NNTP, NEWS, etc) – yes, I was here in early days of UseNet :wink: :wink: … ALL HTML related and such are ok.

The potentially unaddressed confusion over “Allow app links to open in apps outside of Brave” seems a good place to begin?

THANK YOU for any hints or pointers.

@MrPete,

Me too — perfect timing!

So now I’m curious which specific application(s) you’re clicking the links in? I know that Outlook, for example, has it’s own specific preferences that determine the default application for opening links (you can find it by going opening Outlook and going to File --> Options --> Advanced --> Link handling --> Open hyperlinks from Outlook in...).

You’ve confirmed that you’re using a Windows machine when you see this behavior. The setting you’re describing above is a setting that is only available on Android devices.