Set Firefox for Android to open links in native apps

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  • Revision id: 207742
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  • Creator: Angela Lazar
  • Comment: new article 81 Android release
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  • Reviewed by: anlazar
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Starting in Firefox for Android version 81, you can now set Firefox to open links in native apps (such as Twitter, Instagram, etc). By default this is set to OFF.

Set Firefox to open links in apps

  1. Tap the menu button android menu icon
    Menu button - Template:menupreview
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Advanced section, next to Open links in apps use the slider button to turn this ON.