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title: How to deal with the browser version of X (Twitter) redirecting to the
  app and not opening
url: https://roboin.io/article/en/2025/10/17/how-to-fix-twitter-web-links-that-automatically-open-in-the-app/
description: Have you ever tried to open the browser version (web version) of X
  (Twitter) on your smartphone and been redirected to the app? This article
  explains how to open the web version of X on a smartphone with the X app
  installed.
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# How to deal with the browser version of X \(Twitter\) redirecting to the app and not opening

Have you ever tried to open the browser version (web version) of X (Twitter) on your smartphone and been redirected to the app?

This article explains how to open the web version of X on a smartphone with the X app installed.

## Why the app opens instead

When you try to open the web version of X on a smartphone and the app opens instead, the cause is the smartphone’s behavior.

On Android and iOS smartphones, app developers can associate specific domains (≒URL ) with their apps.

As a result, for example, when you press a share button to an social media placed on a website, that social media’s app can open.

This feature is convenient in many situations, but it is inconvenient when, for example, you want to view the web version of X in a browser because the app opens.

So how can you bypass this mechanism and open X in a browser?

## How to open the browser version of X

There are two ways to open the browser version of X on a smartphone with the X app installed.

### Enter the URL directly

By entering the URL directly into the browser’s address bar, you can view the web version of X without being redirected to the app.

Entering `x.com` into the browser’s address bar opens the web version of X.

### Open in a new tab

This method is effective when you want to open a post (tweet) from Google search results in the web version of X.

Long-press the X link you want to open in the browser, such as in search results, and tap [Open in new tab] or a similar button.

The web version of X will open in the browser’s new tab, so switch to that tab.

## Conclusion

This article introduced ways to deal with the app opening instead when trying to open the web version of X on a smartphone.

This issue is caused by a feature that allows app developers to link a specific domain with their app.

If you want to open X in a browser rather than the app, try entering the URL directly or opening it in a new tab.