Open Website Link In External Browser Instead of Facebook In-app Browser

sandandkush

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Good day everyone!

I'm trying to get the Facebook App (on Android devices) to open my website links in Chrome or the user's preferred browser.

My goal is to acquire more push notification subscriptions for my website and, in the long run, increase direct traffic from the notifications.

I'm already using Facebook ads to drive traffic to my website. However, my push notification subscriber list is taking forever to grow.

All the hits from Facebook to my website are apparently from the Facebook in-app browser. Note that the Facebook app does not seem to support push notifications.

So far, I have tried Firebase Dynamic Links to create deep links, but the links only work in Facebook Messenger -- not on the News Feed, etc.

Does anyone have a clue and be kind enough to share a way around this (if it's even possible)?

What are your thoughts on this?

Thank you.

 

sandandkush

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Does anyone have a clue and be kind enough to share a way around this (if it's even possible)?

 

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As far as I know, this is impossible to do. The in-app browser is kind of a security sandbox (so that the "opener" app does not have access to your current sessions etc).

If indeed someone can do this, I would love to know too.

 

sandandkush

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Gogol said:

As far as I know, this is impossible to do. The in-app browser is kind of a security sandbox (so that the "opener" app does not have access to your current sessions etc).

If indeed someone can do this, I would love to know too.

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Thanks for your input.

I am thinking about going with a native mobile app with a push notifications feature.
This way, I should be able to promote the app on the website in any browser and, in the long run, rack in the subscribers thru the app.

I'm not quite sure yet. Just an idea.