{"id":10136,"date":"2022-02-05T20:44:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T20:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1379585"},"modified":"2022-02-05T20:44:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T20:44:21","slug":"how-to-disable-the-in-app-browser-on-the-gmail-app-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10136","title":{"rendered":"How to disable the in-app browser on the Gmail app for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F02%2FUntitled-design.jpg&amp;signature=79b4579ff121fa2d6f7ab902d3730015\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><i><span>Welcome to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNW Basics<\/a>, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you were asked to name the worst thing about the internet, you may select cyberbullying, hacking, or information warfare.<\/p>\n<p>You would be wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The worst thing about the internet is in-app <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/web-browser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">browsers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These ghastly creatures emerge when you click on a link in countless apps. Instead of opening the page in your choice of external browser, they cruelly launch a built-in web view.<\/p>\n<p>These features are supposed to make browsing faster (and keep you trapped in the app for as long as possible.) Unfortunately, that extra speed comes with a cost.<\/p>\n<p>My colleague Napier <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/rant-app-browsers-annoying-mostly-useless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eloquently detailed<\/a> these drawbacks back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/before-times-covid-history-and-usage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the Before Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u2019t open multiple tabs within an in-app browser<\/li>\n<li>You can\u2019t type in a new URL<\/li>\n<li>You can\u2019t go back and read another email without losing your place or any information you\u2019ve filled out. The same goes if you accidentally close the site<\/li>\n<li>If you want to do anything other than the most basic browsing, you have to tap the menu button and then \u2018Open in Chrome,\u2019 which adds two unnecessary taps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mercifully, most apps offer a way to disable in-app browsing on <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> \u2014 but they\u2019re often hidden within the settings.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re gonna show you how to bypass these features, starting today with <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/gmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gmail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(If you\u2019re an iPhone user, I\u2019m sorry \u2014 you\u2019re not welcome here.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>How to disable the in-app browser on Gmail<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Gmail app on your Android device<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the three-line hamburger icon in the upper-left corner of the app<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down the side-menu until you spot \u201cSettings\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to \u201cOpen web links in Gmail\u201d and uncheck the box<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Et voila \u2014 you\u2019ve escaped Gmail\u2019s in-app clutches. You\u2019re free to indulge all your revolting pastimes in the browser of your choice.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/how-to-disable-in-app-browser-on-gmail-android-app\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to&nbsp;TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. 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