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How to Open Amazon Links in the App (Not the Browser)

Tired of Amazon links opening in a clunky in-app browser? Here's how to make them open directly in the Amazon app on iPhone and Android.

If you've ever tapped an Amazon link on your phone and ended up in a stripped-down browser window inside Instagram or TikTok, congratulations: you've experienced the in-app browser problem. It's not a bug. It's just how social apps work. They want to keep you inside their app, so they open links in their own little browser instead of handing you off to Amazon.

The problem? You're not logged in there. Your saved addresses and payment methods are gone. The page might even load slowly. Most people just close it and move on. If you're the one sharing that link, that's a lost sale.

Here's how to fix it.

Use a deep link

If you're the one sharing the link (whether as a creator, affiliate, or seller), the best fix is to generate a deep link before you share it. A deep link tells the phone to try opening the Amazon app first, and only fall back to the browser if the app isn't installed.

You can do this in a few seconds with Deeplinkify:

  1. Copy your Amazon product URL (the one from Amazon's website or app).
  2. Go to deeplinkify.eu.
  3. Paste the link and tap "Generate Deep Link."
  4. Copy the generated link and share it wherever you want.

That's it. When someone taps that link on their phone, it'll try to open the Amazon app first. No login wall, no awkward browser.

Why in-app browsers cause problems

Here's the short version. When you share a plain Amazon link on a social platform, this happens:

  1. The person taps your link.
  2. The social app opens the link in its own built-in browser.
  3. The shopper isn't logged into Amazon in that browser.
  4. They see a login screen or a clunky mobile page.
  5. They close it.

With a deep link, step 2 changes: instead of the in-app browser, the Amazon app opens directly. That skips the login wall entirely.

Which social platforms have this problem?

Basically all of them:

If you share links on any of these platforms, deep links are worth using.

Bottom line

If you're sharing Amazon links with an audience, generate a deep link first. It takes five seconds with Deeplinkify, and it saves your audience the hassle of logging into Amazon inside some random browser window.