How can I stop the Reuters links opening the Reuters app in Safari on Mac?

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How can I stop the Reuters links opening the Reuters app in Safari on Mac?

In Safari on my Mac in Sonoma, I did a search for a Reuters article. I clicked on the result and it opened the tiny Reuters app on my Mac. And of course, it didn't show the article I clicked on. I didn't ask for this.

Why is a link from Reuters in Safari opening the Reuters app and how can I stop it? I NEVER asked for this and NEVER want this to happen.

How do I stop this terrible behavior. There is no documentation on how to stop this. I'll probably have to delete the Reuters app.

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MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Dec 14, 2024 7:20 AM

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Answer 1

John Galt

Level 10

155,828 points

Dec 14, 2024 8:50 AM in response to Alex Zavatone

Deleting the app may be the best solution, but deciding upon a workflow that works best for your needs is your choice. If you want to force a link to open in Safari and not open the app associated with that link, you can "long press" the link and choose Open.

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Answer 2

Dec 14, 2024 3:07 PM in response to John Galt

There's no mechanism like a… PREFERENCE to control whether Safari opens an http or https link in Safari or in another app?

> you can "long press" the link and choose Open.

Tried that. A long press on my Mac in Sonoma does nothing. I counted to 5 in my head while holding the trackpad button down, nothing appeared, I released it and it opened the Reuters app (which is small and its window is NOT resizable) This is crazy.

Why is there no user control over this? I never asked for Reuters's app to open http links from Safari.

If I have to dive into developer docs to find out how to disable unasked for functionality, something's seriously wrong. ALL I'm trying to do is click a link in Safari and have it open in Safari. What's happening should NEVER happen without a user directed action.

And deleting the app is the recommended action?

I've already spent WAY WAAAAY too much time today on this basic functionality question.

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Answer 3

Mac Jim ID

Level 9

62,702 points

Dec 14, 2024 3:20 PM in response to Alex Zavatone

Post the link you are using. Any link is simply a URL and they can direct you to open an app, make a call, or to send an email. All that happens from the link that is given to you. Often times you cannot change the action of the link, as it is that company that created it to perform the action they want. It is not Safari that is making that decision.

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How can I stop the Reuters links opening the Reuters app in Safari on Mac?

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