Link Fixes: Why Your Links Open in the Wrong Place
Short, honest guides for the most common "my link opens in the browser" problems — what viewers can do, and what creators can change.
Instagram link opens in the browser instead of the app? Here's why — and the fix.
Instagram opens every tapped link inside its own in-app browser, which doesn't share your phone's logins or hand off to other apps. Viewers can escape with ••• → Open in external browser. Creators should share an app link (deep link) so Android viewers land in the right app, and track how many taps each platform loses.
YouTube link opens in a browser instead of the YouTube app? Here's the fix.
Social apps open YouTube links in their own in-app browser, where viewers aren't signed in to YouTube, so subscribes and likes take extra steps. Share a YouTube app link instead: on Android it opens the YouTube app directly; on iPhone inside Instagram or Facebook, viewers need ••• → Open in external browser.
Amazon link opens in the browser and logs shoppers out? Here's the fix for affiliates.
Social apps open Amazon links in an in-app browser where the shopper isn't signed in, so saved addresses, payment and one-tap checkout are missing. An Amazon app link keeps your affiliate tag on the URL and, where the platform allows it, opens the Amazon app the shopper is already signed in to.
How to make your TikTok bio link open the Amazon app.
TikTok opens bio links in its own in-app browser, so your Amazon storefront loads logged out. TikTok requires an extra tap to leave its browser: viewers tap ••• → Open in browser, and the Amazon app can take over from there. Use an Amazon app link with your tag so that second tap lands in the app.
TikTok link opens in TikTok's browser? Here's how to get out.
TikTok opens links in its in-app browser. Viewers can tap ••• → Open in browser to move to Safari or Chrome. Creators should use an app link so that once viewers leave TikTok's browser, they land in the right app instead of a website.
Facebook link opens in Facebook's browser? Here's how to open it in the app.
Facebook opens tapped links in its own in-app browser. Viewers can tap ••• → Open in external browser. Marketers should use app links so Android visitors land in the destination app, and track how many iPhone taps stay inside Facebook's browser.
Spotify link opens in the browser instead of the app? Here's the fix for artists.
Social apps open Spotify links in an in-app browser where fans aren't signed in, so saves and follows don't happen. Share a Spotify app link instead: on Android it opens the Spotify app; on iPhone inside Instagram or Facebook fans need ••• → Open in external browser.
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