Google Chrome links only work with double tap on my iPad Mini

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Google Chrome links only work with double tap on my iPad Mini

New iPad Mini 6th gen is great, but for some reason Google Chrome is only useable when I double tap links (Safari is fine). Seems like either some Chrome bug, or an Accessibility setting (Accessibility is all on default settings BTW). Tried reinstalling Chrome 4 times, and just totally restored the iPad to factory settings, and it's the same issue. At first I thought Chrome was just broken, but now I find that double tapping works - I want to fix this, though. Talked to a friend with the iPad Mini 6th gen and he says that he doesn't have this issue.

Here's a video of what happens when I single tap:

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iPad mini 6 Wi-Fi

Posted on Nov 7, 2021 5:42 PM

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stujboy

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Dec 12, 2021 7:36 AM in response to Steve Isaacs

On your iphone, go to Settings > Chrome > Default Web Browser and choose Chrome. That should fix the problem.

If you open Chrome and go to Settings there (bottom right corner “•••”), then Default Browser, you’ll see this message:

“You can open links in Chrome automatically by making it your Default Browser App.”

Fixed the problem for me.

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Nov 8, 2021 1:30 PM in response to Steve Isaacs

Hey there Steve Isaacs,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. Based on the great troubleshooting steps you’ve done so far, the next step would be to reach out to the app developer and let them know what’s going on. They should be able to provide some insight into this. You can use this link to help you reach out:

How to contact an app developer

Take care.

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Nov 10, 2021 8:53 AM in response to Steve Isaacs

Hey Steve Isaacs,

If it’s happening in Chrome across two devices, then you may want to report this to Google and let them know. It does sounds like this could be expected behavior. You may also find some useful info on using Chrome on your device with this user guide:

Google Chrome Browser Guidebooks

Regards.

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Steve Isaacs Author

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Dec 20, 2021 4:02 PM in response to stujboy

Nope, no luck. The issue isn't the default browser, Chrome already was. The issue is that any Google search results page, and many pages in Chrome don't work with a single tap - just nothing happens. Seems to work with a double tap, but that's wonky. Tried everything (delete app, restart, even reinstalled the iPadOS from scratch) and this is still happening.

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Dec 21, 2021 3:01 PM in response to Steve Isaacs

I have the same problem. Single tap doesn’t work sometimes. If I tap and hold I can then select open in a new tab to get to the link or page.

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Steve Isaacs Author

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Nov 9, 2021 8:36 PM in response to barberlives123

I don’t think I’m going to get too far reaching out to Google for help ;) just checked and I have the same issue on my iPad Pro - all links in Chrome have to be double tapped. Such a bummer.

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Google Chrome links only work with double tap on my iPad Mini

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