# Open link from Webview to another app or browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585 "2019-01-22T03:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alissonar7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@alissonar7](https://community.thunkable.com/u/alissonar7)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/1 "2019-01-22T03:35:26Z")
I only managed for android while doing: web: //[www.example.com](http://www.example.com/) I tried to do the same on the iPhone and it does not. I tried other names and I could not. Only on Android. Would you be able to tell me what URL I can use to make iOS PageView recognize that I want the link to open in the browser and not within PageView? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![maxmuller2199v0y](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maxmuller2199v0y/32/38943_2.png) [@maxmuller2199v0y](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxmuller2199v0y)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/2 "2019-07-26T08:07:58Z")
try to use plugin for IOS ( now I can’t remember the name of that plugin that allowed to do it ) ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/3 "2019-07-26T09:00:52Z")
Hi @alissonar7, You should be able to use the `open link` block to do this: ![37](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/b/5bd79724f37d2d083188e1f0c192f9b7b4b966e3.png) * * * @maxmuller2199v0y, currently Thunkable X doesn’t support plugins. ---
**Author:** ![BlueWhaleYT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bluewhaleyt/32/28437_2.png) [@BlueWhaleYT](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BlueWhaleYT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/4 "2019-07-26T09:09:37Z")
What’s mean on error ---
**Author:** ![jane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jane/32/27575_2.png) [@jane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jane)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/5 "2019-07-26T12:25:29Z")
The ‘on error’ block just means that if the link can’t be opened (maybe because the user isn’t connected to the internet), to do whatever action is in that block. You could use to to display a message like “Can’t open this link! Please check your connection and try again.” ---
**Author:** ![BlueWhaleYT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bluewhaleyt/32/28437_2.png) [@BlueWhaleYT](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BlueWhaleYT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/6 "2019-07-26T12:53:00Z")
Ha, I suggest it rename to “if error”. ---
**Author:** ![assistsolucoes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/assistsolucoes/32/128709_2.png) [@assistsolucoes](https://community.thunkable.com/u/assistsolucoes)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/7 "2022-09-21T22:19:34Z")
I really want to know how to do this. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/8 "2022-09-21T23:48:35Z")
How to do what? It’s really helpful if you provide your own question. It may be very similar to the original post but it’s still good practice here. Also, have you tried the Open Link block? If so, did they work? If not, what exactly happened? ---
**Author:** ![assistsolucoes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/assistsolucoes/32/128709_2.png) [@assistsolucoes](https://community.thunkable.com/u/assistsolucoes)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/9 "2022-09-21T23:53:38Z")
Ok. I need to open a link (href or window.open) in a external browser from within a webviewer. It works fine on Android, but on iOS, link is opened inside the webviewer. I have tried href and window.open with target blank and system. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-from-webview-to-another-app-or-browser/65585/10 "2024-11-08T12:12:04Z")