Why does Brave upen when I click on an email link ANYWHERE?

Description of the issue:

Whenever I click on an email hyper link anywhere in my system, online, in an email, on Safari, etc. Brave opens with my normal tabs which are saved to opn when Brave is opened.

Brave is NOT my default browser.

I have no clue why this is happening.

Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. 2. 3.

Simple. Just click on an email link anywhere.

Actual Result (gifs and screenshots are welcome!):

Expected result:

It should open Apple Mail and populate the “To” field.

Reproduces how often:

Every time. Whether Brave is already open or not.

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

Macos Sequoia 15.2
Brave 1.73.105

Additional Information:

Sounds like you have something set for it to default to Brave, otherwise it wouldn’t open.

Essentially would be things like discussed at https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/10hluwz/why_do_my_links_keep_opening_in_safari_even_if_my/

In particular, comment people said resolved and was simplest is in screenshot below. The issue presented in that Reddit is opposite of yours, so you may need to reverse, but at least gives an idea: