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
    2021-03-03T15:37:31+00:00

    I have uninstalled Outlook because of this ridiculous "feature". They just want one more way to get information about us, knowing wich websites we open to send us better directed ads.

    I encourage everyone to join me and uninstall this piece of cr... Use Gmail instead.

    Because, of course, Google would never try to get information about us to send us better directed ads.

    You missed the point. All of them want our data, but at least Gmail let us open links in a browser of our choice.

    I recomend preferably to use third party e-mail clients, but considering this opening-links-problem even Gmail is better than hotmail/outlook.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-03T06:39:07+00:00

    Yes! And they need to open the site inside Outlook, because otherwise they don't get that data :)

    Where's your tin foil hat at?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-03T02:20:49+00:00

    I have uninstalled Outlook because of this ridiculous "feature". They just want one more way to get information about us, knowing wich websites we open to send us better directed ads.

    I encourage everyone to join me and uninstall this piece of cr... Use Gmail instead.

    Because, of course, Google would never try to get information about us to send us better directed ads.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-03T01:22:11+00:00

    I have uninstalled Outlook because of this ridiculous "feature". They just want one more way to get information about us, knowing wich websites we open to send us better directed ads.

    I encourage everyone to join me and uninstall this piece of cr... Use third party e-mail clients or even Gmail instead (at least they let you open your links in a browser of your choice).

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-02-20T22:09:09+00:00

    Someone at Microsoft is really having fun adding and removing this option. And then with the same Outlook app version number removing it again. Nice!

    Still some apps open within Outlook and that sucks

    Exactly. One minute the option is visible, then it's completely gone!

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