element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Links do not open in default browser

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A-Electron O-Uncommon S-Minor T-Defect Z-Upstream
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Description

### Steps to reproduce

1. Set default browser of OS (for me Ubuntu) to Firefox
2. Install Chromium as second browser (non default)
3. Open Element and click on a link

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?

Link is opened in Firefox, my default browser

#### What happened instead?

Link is opened in Chromium (which complains about not being the default browser)

### Operating system

Ubuntu 24 LTS

### Application version

Element version: 1.11.87 Crypto version: Rust SDK 0.7.2 (517d99b), Vodozemac 0.7.0

### How did you install the app?

apt (https://packages.element.io/debian/)

### Homeserver

_No response_

### Will you send logs?

No

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