"Set as default browser" button bug

Mattches · March 28, 2022, 5:42pm

I’ve opened the following Github issue for this:

Tapping "Set as default browser" in main menu links to brave.com instead of OS system settings

opened 04:55PM - 28 Mar 22 UTC

feature/notifications feature/settings OS/Android

## Description When you tap the `Set as default browser` button in the main menu in the browser, for some reason you are linked to brave.com/privacy-settings, rather than taken to the OS settings to enable the browser as your default. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3299098/160448053-49382a3e-a30c-433e-bcea-d387efffa324.png) ## Steps to reproduce 1. Launch browser 2. Tap `Set as default browser` in main menu 3. Get taken to brave.com/privacy-settings ## Actual result User is taken to brave.com/privacy-settings ## Expected result User should be taken to Android OS settings to set Brave as the default browser for the system. ## Issue reproduces how often Always ## Version/Channel Information: - Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store version? Yes - Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Beta version? No - Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Nightly version? No ## Device details - Install type (ARM, x86): - Device type (Phone, Tablet, Phablet): - Android version: ## Brave version v1.36.116 v1.36.122 ### Additional information Users also reporting the behavior: https://community.brave.com/t/set-as-default-browser-button-bug/362802

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"Set as default browser" button bug

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