Some links (E.g: GDocs) from external apps opens in Firefox and doesn't redirect to the external app

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Steps to reproduce

1. Go to an external app (For example Google Calendar, Slack) and look for a google doc link
2. Open a Google Doc link

Expected behavior

Link is opened on external app (Google Doc).

Actual behavior

Link is opened on Firefox.

Additional Information

• If you set Safari as your default browser, when you click the link. The app will open Safari and Safari will redirect you to the external app.

Device & build information

• Firefox is Default Browser
• Firefox 125.3 (39582)

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➤ Norberto Andres Furlan commented:

Alexandru Farcasanu Nishant Bhasin Andrei Bodea Can you take a look to this?

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➤ Alexandru Farcasanu commented:

Norberto Andres Furlan I found something here. Both browsers (Safari and Firefox) are doing the same thing. (at least for me) If you long tap on the google docs link, you have many options to choose. Two of them: Open in Docs and Open in Safari (default browser). The thing is, if I choose for example Open in Docs I will be redirected to the Google Docs app but this behaviour will be also for the next Google Docs link taps. (from any other apps, not only Notes, as in my case)

To change that, I need to reopen that menu with Open in Docs and Open in Safari options and choose Open In Safari. Now, any normal tap, on the google docs link, will open the default browser and not the app.

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➤ Razvan Litianu commented:

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Norberto Andres Furlan This is strange one, I managed to make it work with the current release so it seems something that it’s not from our side to decide when the app opens. It might be iOS that does that.