How to stop an app opening links on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Apps › App info › Open by default

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open App info

   In Settings, Apps, open the app and tap Open by default. Chrome's row said Default options partially set.

   Done

2. 

   Check the links

   YouTube had In the app selected and 6 verified links.

   Done

3. 

   Tap In your browser

   The verified links list disappears. YouTube links now open in the browser.

   Done

4. 

   To undo, tap In the app

   The verified links came back on ours.

   Done

5. 

   Or clear its defaults

   Further down, Clear default preferences resets the app's other defaults. Chrome's page on ours had it.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Default options partially set? That was Chrome's App info on ours: some activities open in it by default. Clear default preferences resets them.
• Browser apps? Chrome's own page had 0 verified links, so there is nothing to stop.

If this does not work

• Still opens in the app? Check the app itself has no link setting.
• Wrong browser opens? Change default apps. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual

About this guide

Apps such as YouTube open their own links instead of your browser.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We set YouTube to In your browser, then back to In the app. Some screenshots were retaken after the 18 October 2026 patch (version CPH2709_16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02)).

Good to know

Change default apps on a OnePlus.

In short: App info, Open by default, In your browser.