diff --git a/mobile/src/components/MobileHtmlPreview.tsx b/mobile/src/components/MobileHtmlPreview.tsx
index 335d2600ff9..dfee78b49c6 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/MobileHtmlPreview.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/MobileHtmlPreview.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import { Linking, Pressable, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native'
+import { Pressable, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native'
 import { WebView } from 'react-native-webview'
 import { Code, Eye } from 'lucide-react-native'
+import { openExternalLink } from '../platform/external-link'
 import { colors, spacing, typography } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
 
 type Props = {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export function MobileHtmlPreview({ html, renderSource }: Props) {
             if (request.url === 'about:blank' || request.url.startsWith('data:')) {
               return true
             }
-            void Linking.openURL(request.url).catch(() => {})
+            openExternalLink(request.url)
             return false
           }}
         />
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx b/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx
index 2ad299170ea..b19a1bd0b56 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   type ComponentType,
   type ForwardedRef
 } from 'react'
-import { Keyboard, Linking, Pressable, ScrollView, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native'
+import { Keyboard, Pressable, ScrollView, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native'
+import { openExternalLink } from '../platform/external-link'
 import {
   Bold,
   Code2,
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ function MobileRichMarkdownEditorInner(
         onOpenLink(url)
         return
       }
-      void Linking.openURL(url).catch(() => {})
+      openExternalLink(url)
     },
     [onOpenLink]
   )
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/use-mobile-session-file-actions.ts b/mobile/src/session/use-mobile-session-file-actions.ts
index 56aa2b049d8..f34d8721e57 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/use-mobile-session-file-actions.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/session/use-mobile-session-file-actions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useRef, useCallback } from 'react'
-import { Linking } from 'react-native'
+import { openExternalLink } from '../platform/external-link'
 import { useMobileFileTapHandlers } from './use-mobile-file-tap-handlers'
 import { resolveMobileNativeChatFileSessionId } from './mobile-native-chat-eligibility'
 import { activateOpenedSourceControlDiffTab } from './opened-mobile-session-tab'
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function useMobileSessionFileActions(scope: MobileSessionTerminalSendActi
       // Why: browser.tabCreate resolves a real worktree, which the floating
       // sentinel doesn't have — open taps in the phone browser instead.
       if (terminalLinkOpenMode === 'phone-browser' || isFloatingWorkspaceRoute) {
-        void Linking.openURL(url).catch(() => {})
+        openExternalLink(url)
         return
       }
       void handleCreateBrowserRef.current?.(url)