# Webview link opening in external browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** webviewer\ **Created:** [June 6, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281 "2020-06-06T09:03:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sam\_mo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sam_mo/32/78596_2.png) [@sam\_mo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sam_mo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/1 "2020-06-06T09:03:00Z")
Hello Thunkers. Is there a way to open a webview link in an external browser (chrome or safari). The issue is when current webview opens a link it stays in the same view with no way to go back. Thanks, Sam ---
**Author:** ![jaythemanchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jaythemanchs/32/92809_2.png) [@jaythemanchs](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jaythemanchs)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/2 "2020-06-06T09:16:57Z")
Hello @sam_mo, Try using this block, ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/1/41db824bd9d6ea171c4374d7a444f0759012c965.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sam\_mo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sam_mo/32/78596_2.png) [@sam\_mo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sam_mo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/3 "2020-06-06T09:22:27Z")
Thanks, My point is slightly different, suppose I am opening a page in Webview. In this loaded page there are links. How can I open those links in an external browser? in Javascript to be injected to allow this? Sam ---
**Author:** ![browncoatjustice52](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/browncoatjustice52/32/71039_2.png) [@browncoatjustice52](https://community.thunkable.com/u/browncoatjustice52)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/4 "2020-06-06T10:31:34Z")
_In my Thunking experience I have never seen any component or component properties to open in a browser, though I think that the links will open in Chrome itself._ ---
**Author:** ![sam\_mo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sam_mo/32/78596_2.png) [@sam\_mo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sam_mo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/5 "2020-06-07T05:29:17Z")
Thank you for your reply. Makes sense. The solution would be to use back button press I believe. How can I reload webview with a different url (let’s say home page) when I press back button? ---
**Author:** ![browncoatjustice52](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/browncoatjustice52/32/71039_2.png) [@browncoatjustice52](https://community.thunkable.com/u/browncoatjustice52)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/6 "2020-06-07T05:51:36Z")
By pressing the back button your app will redirect you to the last screen you visited in the app. ---
**Author:** ![sam\_mo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sam_mo/32/78596_2.png) [@sam\_mo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sam_mo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/7 "2020-06-07T06:59:11Z")
I have one screen only, it’s a webview. If I press It will exit the app unless I setup a webview reload with different url which I am trying to figure out how. Any suggestion. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![browncoatjustice52](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/browncoatjustice52/32/71039_2.png) [@browncoatjustice52](https://community.thunkable.com/u/browncoatjustice52)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/8 "2020-06-07T09:42:38Z")
You can reload your page but if the user triggers the back button in his/her device you can’t do anything ☹ . Thunkable hasn’t provided features for this particular UI(Back Button Trigger) ---
**Author:** ![sam\_mo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sam_mo/32/78596_2.png) [@sam\_mo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sam_mo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/9 "2020-06-07T11:10:28Z")
Thanks for your replies @browncoatjustice52 ! ---
**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, 11:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-link-opening-in-external-browser/597281/10 "2024-11-08T11:28:04Z")