Facebook doesn't allow opening to external browser (v. 435.0.0.42.112) ( lemmy.ml )

As the title says, the latest version of Facebook doesn’t allow you to open links in your default browser of choice.

I am pretty sure a couple of weeks ago I was able to do that, but in the last couple of days it started opening all links in the in app browser.

If you go “Setting & Privacy > Media > Open Links in an external browser” and enable it, Facebook will still use the in app browser for opening links.

Anyway to get around this?

breadsmasher ,
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because facebook is shit. stop using it

foksmash ,

That app is cancer. Just stop using it.

Sterben OP ,
@Sterben@lemmy.ml avatar

I guess it is time to completely delete it.

talentedkiwi ,

Better late than never!

Moonrise2473 ,

i heard that’s not a bug, but it’s by design, they use an internal browser as if they do this they can add their own trackers and don’t worry about adblockers

source: theregister.com/…/metas_facebook_webview_chromium…

Anticorp ,

Of course it’s by design. Facebook is a horrible company, run by an abhorrent person.

Justly0250 , (edited )
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they use an internal browser as if they do this they can add their own trackers and don’t worry about adblockers

This one simple trick. I hate it. The LinkedIn app does this too.

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