How to make YouTube URLs open in YouTube app rather than browser? (updated for 2022)

Question

I'm using Android 12 on a Google Pixel 3. My default browser is Brave. I sometimes also use Chrome.

For many types of links, such as https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6883161994237636609/ , my phone correctly opens the content via the related native app (in this case, LinkedIn).

I want all YouTube URLs to open via the YouTube app and thought my settings (shown below) would enable this behavior; what is wrong?

Although many similar questions have been asked before, their old answers haven't helped me in 2022:

• How do I get Youtube Links to open in the YouTube app and not a browser?
• Youtube videos open in browser by default
• Open links in corresponding app instead of browser
• Force links to open in the app, not the default browser

You can see that my settings look appropriate here:

P.S. YouTube URLs within email messages in my Gmail app do open the YouTube app correctly.

Answer 1

This is for Brave Browser only and the navigation that is shown below might change in the future because who knows ¯\(ツ)/¯.

Try disabling “Video playback in Brave” under Settings > Site settings > Media

PS: Similar settings are available in most popular browsers, messaging apps, etc. All you have to do is fiddle around the settings. And most settings won't break/harm your phone.