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Without any input from me, links in emails and websites started opening in the Private Browser on my Android. How do I change back to default to regular browser?

Without any input from me, links in emails and websites started opening in the Private Browser on my Android. How do I change back to default to regular browser?

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Hi

if you open the Android Settings app and search for Default apps, what is set as the default Browser app?

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Hi, Seburo,

Thanks for your response. Firefox is set as the default browser. Any other suggestions?

Monty

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When you mean "private browser", do you mean a private browsing tab in Firefox for Android, or are they opening in Firefox Focus for Android?

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The dark Private Browsing tab in Firefox.

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BTW, I DON'T have this issue on my PC.

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Thanks, Seburo. I guess I had clicked to open links in a private tab. I have unclicked it, and that has done the trick. Thanks again.

Monty