diff --git a/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx b/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx
index b5c5bd37..959fc9d0 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   Animated,
   Dimensions,
   Easing,
-  Linking,
   Modal,
   Pressable,
   ScrollView,
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   Text,
   View,
 } from 'react-native';
+import { openExternalUrl } from '../../lib/open-url';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import {
   AlignLeft,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export function EventDetailSheet({
                 </View>
                 <Pressable
                   style={styles.joinBtn}
-                  onPress={() => { void Linking.openURL(videoUri); }}
+                  onPress={() => { void openExternalUrl(videoUri, { confirm: true }); }}
                 >
                   <Text style={styles.joinBtnText}>{t('calendar.detail.open_link', 'Open link')}</Text>
                 </Pressable>
diff --git a/src/components/email/CalendarInvitationBanner.tsx b/src/components/email/CalendarInvitationBanner.tsx
index e8b0f030..c34c6b97 100644
--- a/src/components/email/CalendarInvitationBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/email/CalendarInvitationBanner.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, ActivityIndicator, Linking } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
+import { openExternalUrl } from '../../lib/open-url';
 import {
   CalendarPlus, Check, HelpCircle, X, MapPin, Video, Clock, CalendarDays, AlertTriangle,
   ShieldCheck, ShieldAlert, ChevronDown,
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ export function CalendarInvitationBanner({ email, jmapAccountId }: Props) {
         <Row icon={<MapPin size={15} color={c.textMuted} />} text={location} styles={styles} />
       ) : null}
       {videoUri ? (
-        <Pressable style={styles.detailRow} onPress={() => { void Linking.openURL(videoUri); }}>
+        <Pressable style={styles.detailRow} onPress={() => { void openExternalUrl(videoUri, { confirm: true }); }}>
           <Video size={15} color={c.textMuted} />
           <Text style={[styles.detailText, { color: c.primary }]} numberOfLines={1}>
             {t('calendar.invitation.join_video', 'Join video call')}