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# Open cordova or ionic links in external browser

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First step is to install the "InAppBrowser" plugin. The name is a bit confusing but it will allow you to open links in the default browser when passing a certain parameter. [Details about the plugin](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/index.html) are available, but you'll just need to run the command.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```sh
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

Next we'll have to make a couple changes to your web app so that when window\.open is called we'll inject the extra parameter '\_system' which will open the link in the external browser. First look for a script tag that has the code $(document).bind("mobileinit")..., and inside that same script tag add the following code:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```sh
document.addEventListener('deviceready', function() {
    var oldOpen = window.open;
    window.open = function(target) {
        return oldOpen(target, '_system');
    };
});
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

The last change is to add the following line

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```sh
<script src="../../cordova.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="external/custom.css" />
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

This is the path to `cordova.js` if you followed the steps in [WebViewer's cordova sample readme](https://github.com/ApryseSDK/webviewer-cordova-sample/), there if you've changed the structure to fit your app then be sure that the URL correctly references `cordova.js`.


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