launch link in default phone browser

[Michael]

is there a way to have a hyperlink open in a browser? not inside of the app, but external to the app?

I set:  data-rel="external" target="_blank", but that just still opens it up inside of the app.

[Alexander Valchev]

Hi Michael,

I tested the scenario you described and got everything to work as expected. Could you please check my sample and let me know what I am missing?

• http://jsbin.com/ujovoPU/2/edit
  
  

Regards,
Alexander Valchev
Telerik

[Michael]

In my app, the view is changed dynamically, so the html inside the view is modified depending on the user input. Maybe the link needs to be loaded from the start of the app for the parameters to take effect? Using the same specifications as your example - the webpage will load inside of the app if I add the code into the view dynamically as I need to.

[Michael]

Actually, it loads inside of the app even if I just add it statically to the initial view. This is on android and IOS. Is there something else about my app that could prevent it from opening it externally? 

[Alexander Valchev]

Hi Michael,

Generally speaking manual change of the HTML after the initialization of the application is not supported.

Could you please try to isolate the issue you experience in a sample jsBin page similar to the example which I provided in my previous reply? In this way I will be able to examine your exact scenario in details and assist you further.
Thank you in advance for the cooperation.

Regards,
Alexander Valchev
Telerik

[Michael]

The app is probably too complex to supply a simple example. I think I will just use the Child Browser Plugin, as that has a button to close it. Thats really all I need: a window that can go away and won't overtake the app view.