# App opens in browser instead of opening natively

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-opens-in-browser-instead-of-opening-natively/31449>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [September 6, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-opens-in-browser-instead-of-opening-natively/31449 "2021-09-06T13:43:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-opens-in-browser-instead-of-opening-natively/31449/2 "2021-09-06T23:28:18Z")

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I don’t think there’s a way to open an installed app directly from a link. As far as I understand it only serves as a bookmark, not an app where you can construct an “intent” URL to open like native ones.

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