Does not open sidebar when pressing link

[tleyden]

Issue Type

Browser Issue

Operating System

macOS

Description of the bug

I did a Gemini deep research query, but none of the links do anything. They are supposed to open a side bar.

BrowserOS:

Chrome:

Steps to Reproduce

1. Go to google gemini and do a deep research or other question that returns links
2. Try clicking the links

Screenshots / Videos

See above

BrowserOS Version

0.35.0.0 Version 142.0.7552.49 (Official Build) (arm64)

Additional Context

I am also unable to open links in ChatGPT MacOS app. Could this be somehow related? I feel like that issue may have started around the time I set BrowserOS as my default browser.

[shadowfax92]

This is strange! We don't change the actual link opening behaviour. will try to repro this and see. Thanks for reporting!

[tleyden]

It might be something with my system, let me know if there's a way to debug

[shadowfax92]

@tleyden actually, can you please try disabling the adblocker? On BrowserOS, we ship with a default ad blocker that is not present in Chrome. I wonder if this is causing the issue. Instructions below.

[shadowfax92]

PS: More info about our adblocking is here 🙂 - https://docs.browseros.com/features/ad-blocking

[tleyden]

I think that might be the problem:

[tleyden]

How can I disable ublock completely? It's not listed under "manage extensions":

[shadowfax92]

@tleyden Unfortunately, adblocker is built right into BrowserOS today. I'll add a way to disable fully it in the next release. For now, you can just press the power icon to disable it on specific sites.