

Now links in my email and other options open Chrome instead of Samsung internet. and changed the option from Samsung Internet to Chrome. Settings > Apps > Samsung Internet > "Browser App". Only thing I can think of is to disable the Samsung browser (You will need a Package disabler for that) and see if by doing that it forces the app to go to the phone's default browser app, in your case, chrome. Gmail has this specific setting where to turn it off and it opens the Default browser app, but for Messages, it opens Samsung browser, I just noticed that for me it hasn't been an issue, first, because I barely use Messages, I always use WhatsApp, but second, I'm using Samsung Browser as my default browser so for me either way is a non issue. **Edit** - I just tried the above and it doesn't work as the OP wants.

I know that it doesn't sound like this is the issue, but it's the only thing in settings that deals with Web Links.
Google chrome not opening email links how to#
Now coming back to the OP question on how to do this on the default Messages app, well, the only setting I can see that may be related to this is in Messages-Settings-More Settings-Show Web previews. If you go to Gmail for example, on General Settings, you will find "Open web links in Gmail" by default is on, so it opens on the Gmail app "browser", it then gives an option when you open a link to open it on Chrome or Samsung Browser, by turning this off the phone will go to the Browser default app and open that one.
