Outlook for Android opening links in internal browser

Anonymous
2020-07-05T11:24:17+00:00

Hi, I noticed that all my links in my Android Outlook app open in an in build browser instead of the app, (such as youtube) This is really frustrating as I have to do other steps to find the option to 'Open in browser' so it then opens in the youtube app. This is for all links amazon, twitter etc. 

Is there any way to disable this option? I am unable to find it in settings withtin the app.

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-19T04:07:10+00:00

    Frglx posted a screenshot on the 5th of November, almost 2 weeks ago, from the current version of Outlook for Android that shows the option to disable this behaviour!!!

    Version 4.2044.3 has a "Use default browser" option right down at the end of the Settings panel within the app.

    It was bad enough reading some of the ridiculous conspiracy theories people were posting about this annoying "feature" when it first turned up, but now that the issue has actually been addressed, people who can't be bothered to read the earlier posts are still complaining about it!

    You don't need a workaround anymore. You can just turn the "feature" off!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-19T03:25:57+00:00

    I hate this new feature. The Microsoft must release at least the possibility to turn it off.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-18T09:01:15+00:00

    You can use your default browser by scrolling all way down to the bottom and click the settings gear in the Outlook app. Scroll down to Preferences. There is an option for Use Default Browser.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-17T04:12:23+00:00

    You can't recreate? Do you think all these comments are made up?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-11-17T04:10:08+00:00

    Could you just have Microsoft add a setting to open in browser? Used to open in browser for me. I wanted to look up history for something that opened in outlook and it's gone. Software people seem to have an uncanny ability to mess up stuff that works. Don't get me even started on Amazon software and I work there.

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