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Since the latest update, Safari is automatically opening the apps for websites that I have an app installed for. This is very annoying as many apps have different functionalities from the website. How do I stop this from happening, other than by removing all apps?
iPad Air 2, iPadOS 13
To elaborate as suggested: the issue I have is with the ipad Air 2 OS 13 listed above and it started after the latest update. Whenever I select a tab in Safari with a website I already have an app installed for, such as Facebook, H&M, Albert Heijn, it will open the app immediately. I don’t know what to do to prevent this, other than to deinstall all the apps, which wouldn’t be my preferred course of action.
To elaborate as suggested: the issue I have is with the ipad Air 2 OS 13 listed above and it started after the latest update. Whenever I select a tab in Safari with a website I already have an app installed for, such as Facebook, H&M, Albert Heijn, it will open the app immediately. I don’t know what to do to prevent this, other than to deinstall all the apps, which wouldn’t be my preferred course of action.
Thank you for the additional information that definitely helps.
An idea I have for you is to go to Settings> Safari> Request Desktop Website
Once you go in there switch it to on and see if that resolves your issue.
Hi Becky, thank you for your suggestion. I checked, but that was already set to “on”, so apparently that doesn’t make a difference 🙁
Hi alex,
it never has before, it ever only suggested opening the app showing a bar at the top of the screen. So in my case this is new behaviour that started after the latest update.
I still hope there’s a solution short of deinstalling all the apps.
cheers,
Imke
No, I’m not tapping on a link. It even happens when I come across a tab of one of those sites just because I closed another tab and it happened to be next to it. I usually have a few tabs open with my favourite websites, so it happens even when I’m just “passing through “. That’s just it: there’s no preventable action on my part for these apps to automatically open...
Hi imke2u,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. It looks like no one has responded to your question. Here are a couple things that might help others answer your question.
What device is it that you are having this issue with?
What software version are you running on that device?
Is the issue only happening with websites that you have a specific app downloaded for?
A specific example may help as well.
Have a great day!
I'm sorry that did not seem to help. I have one more follow up question, is this only happening when you are tapping on a link from within another app? Or is this happening when you just are in Safari and try to go to one of those websites?
If it is a link you are clicking on then if you force touch or push and hold on the screen you should be able to select open in safari instead of the app.
Hi imke2u,
If the app has been downloaded to your iOS device, Safari will default to the app. If you uninstall the app you will then be able to use the web interface instead.
Take care!
Hi,
fortunately last night’s update fixed the problem :-)
Thanks for your help though!
cheers,
Imke
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