How do I open Push Notification links in an external browser instead of the app on Android?

By default, the Android SDK intercepts links to support Deep Linking and opens them within the app. To open specific URLs in an external browser:

Use the setAllowedExternalHosts method in your Android native code (usually in Application or MainActivity).
Pass a list of domains (e.g., google.com, youtube.com) that should bypass the app and open externally.

Example:

ArrayList<String> allowedHosts = new ArrayList<>();
allowedHosts.add("play.google.com");
Pushwoosh.getInstance().setAllowedExternalHosts(allowedHosts);

On iOS, standard http/https links open in the browser (Safari) by default without extra configuration.

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