diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
index d138bb0c99dd4394a0a39b425f49128067434813..c5edb822ae5bb4850bf3ce6807c9185b83b198e9 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   Image,
-  Linking,
   Platform,
   type LayoutChangeEvent,
   type NativeScrollEvent,
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ import { IOS_NAV_BAR_HEIGHT } from "../../lib/layoutMetrics";
 import { useFontFamily } from "../../lib/useFontFamily";
 import { scopedThreadKey } from "../../lib/scopedEntities";
 import { copyTextWithHaptic } from "../../lib/copyTextWithHaptic";
+import { tryOpenExternalUrl } from "../../lib/openExternalUrl";
 import { hasWideMarkdownBlock } from "../../lib/wideMarkdownBlocks";
 import {
   hasNativeSelectableMarkdownText,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const MarkdownExternalLink = memo(function MarkdownExternalLink(props: {
     <NativeText
       className="font-sans"
       onPress={() => {
-        void Linking.openURL(props.href);
+        void tryOpenExternalUrl(props.href, "markdown-link");
       }}
       style={{
         color: props.color,
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ function useMarkdownStyles(onLinkPress: (href: string) => void): MarkdownStyleSe
             onPress={
               linkHref
                 ? () => {
-                    void Linking.openURL(linkHref);
+                    void tryOpenExternalUrl(linkHref, "markdown-link");
                   }
                 : undefined
             }
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed(props: ThreadFeedProps) {
       }
 
       if (presentation.href) {
-        void Linking.openURL(presentation.href);
+        void tryOpenExternalUrl(presentation.href, "markdown-link");
       }
     },
     [props.environmentId, props.threadId, props.workspaceRoot, navigation],