How to prevent links to open in Gmail's integrated mini-browser

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Android Problem Overview

On Android, when the user opens a mail with Gmail and clicks a link contained in the mail, then this URL is opened in sort-of a "mini browser", with a special bar at the top.

In my case the URL is a Portable Web Application (PWA) and should be opened in the Chrome browser itself (giving the user the possibility to manually add the URL to the home screen).

Is there a way to tell Gmail to always open the URL in the normal Chrome Mobile browser (or the standard browser)?

target="_blank" doesn't seem to help...

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

In Gmail go to settings --) General, and uncheck the option to open links in gmail.

Solution 2 - Android

Users have an expectation of consistency when they interact with apps, sites, and browsers. You should let the browser defaults and user configuration control this behaviour. Surprised users will just be annoyed with your apps confusing differences with every other site they use.

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