diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/AndroidManifest.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/AndroidManifest.xml
index ec521ac7c..515898b5a 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
         
         <activity
             android:name=".activity.FolderReading"/>
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activity.InAppBrowser" />
         
         <activity 
             android:name=".activity.SearchForFeeds" android:launchMode="singleTop" >
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_in_app_browser.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_in_app_browser.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6ed584f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_in_app_browser.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <WebView
+        android:id="@+id/web_view"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+
+    <ProgressBar
+        android:id="@+id/progress_bar"
+        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="-6dp"
+        android:max="100"
+        android:visibility="gone"/>
+
+</FrameLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml
index dc22c6136..dac91ee4d 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@
     </string-array>
     <string name="rtl_gesture_action_value">GEST_ACTION_MARKUNREAD</string>
 
+    <string name="default_browser">Default browser</string>
     <string name="font">Font</string>
     <string name="default_font">Default</string>
     <string name="whitney_font">Whitney</string>
@@ -511,6 +512,25 @@
     <string name="noto_sans_font_prefvalue">NOTO_SANS</string>
     <string name="noto_serif_font_prefvalue">NOTO_SERIF</string>
     <string name="open_sans_condensed_font_prefvalue">OPEN_SANS_CONDENSED</string>
+    <string name="system_default_prefvalue">SYSTEM_DEFAULT</string>
+    <string name="in_app_browser_prefvalue">IN_APP_BROWSER</string>
+    <string name="chrome_prefvalue">CHROME</string>
+    <string name="firefox_prefvalue">FIREFOX</string>
+    <string name="opera_mini_prefvalue">OPERA_MINI</string>
+    <string-array name="default_browser_entries">
+        <item>System default</item>
+        <item>In-app browser</item>
+        <item>Chrome</item>
+        <item>Firefox</item>
+        <item>Opera Mini</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="default_browser_values">
+        <item>@string/system_default_prefvalue</item>
+        <item>@string/in_app_browser_prefvalue</item>
+        <item>@string/chrome_prefvalue</item>
+        <item>@string/firefox_prefvalue</item>
+        <item>@string/opera_mini_prefvalue</item>
+    </string-array>
     <string-array name="default_font_entries">
         <item>@string/anonymous_pro_font</item>
         <item>@string/chronicle_font</item>
@@ -532,6 +552,7 @@
         <item>@string/whitney_font_prefvalue</item>
     </string-array>
     <string name="default_font_value">DEFAULT</string>
+    <string name="default_default_browser">@string/system_default_prefvalue</string>
 
     <string name="story_notification_channel_id">story_notification_channel</string>
     <string name="story_notification_channel_name">New Stories</string>
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/xml/activity_settings.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/xml/activity_settings.xml
index cbf3e0512..50cc7225c 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/xml/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/xml/activity_settings.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:title="@string/settings_reading"
         android:key="reading">
+        <ListPreference
+            android:key="default_browser"
+            android:title="@string/default_browser"
+            android:dialogTitle="@string/default_browser"
+            android:entries="@array/default_browser_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/default_browser_values"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/default_default_browser" />
         <ListPreference
             android:key="reading_font"
             android:title="@string/font"
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/InAppBrowser.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/InAppBrowser.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f514e30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/InAppBrowser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.newsblur.activity;
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
+import android.webkit.WebView;
+import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
+
+import com.newsblur.databinding.ActivityInAppBrowserBinding;
+import com.newsblur.util.PrefsUtils;
+
+public class InAppBrowser extends FragmentActivity {
+
+    public static final String URI = "uri";
+
+    private ActivityInAppBrowserBinding binding;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        PrefsUtils.applyThemePreference(this);
+        binding = ActivityInAppBrowserBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
+        setContentView(binding.getRoot());
+
+        String url = getIntent().getParcelableExtra(URI).toString();
+
+        binding.webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
+        binding.webView.getSettings().setLoadWithOverviewMode(true);
+        binding.webView.getSettings().setSupportZoom(true);
+
+        binding.webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
+            @Override
+            public void onPageStarted(WebView view, String url, Bitmap favicon) {
+                super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon);
+                binding.progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
+                super.onPageFinished(view, url);
+                binding.progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            }
+        });
+        binding.webView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
+            @Override
+            public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int newProgress) {
+                super.onProgressChanged(view, newProgress);
+                binding.progressBar.setProgress(newProgress);
+            }
+        });
+
+        binding.webView.loadUrl(url);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBackPressed() {
+        if (binding.webView.canGoBack()) {
+            binding.webView.goBack();
+        } else {
+            finish();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/DefaultBrowser.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/DefaultBrowser.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ffff385e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/DefaultBrowser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.newsblur.util;
+
+public enum DefaultBrowser {
+    SYSTEM_DEFAULT,
+    IN_APP_BROWSER,
+    CHROME,
+    FIREFOX,
+    OPERA_MINI;
+
+    public static DefaultBrowser getDefaultBrowser(String preferenceValue) {
+        switch (preferenceValue) {
+            case "IN_APP_BROWSER":
+                return IN_APP_BROWSER;
+            case "CHROME":
+                return CHROME;
+            case "FIREFOX":
+                return FIREFOX;
+            case "OPERA_MINI":
+                return OPERA_MINI;
+            case "SYSTEM_DEFAULT":
+            default:
+                return SYSTEM_DEFAULT;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefConstants.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefConstants.java
index 2a1778796..7670c511c 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefConstants.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefConstants.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class PrefConstants {
 
     public static final String FEED_DEFAULT_FEED_VIEW_PREFIX = "feed_default_feed_view_";
 
+    public static final String DEFAULT_BROWSER = "default_browser";
+
     public static final String READ_STORIES_FOLDER_NAME = "read_stories";
     public static final String SAVED_STORIES_FOLDER_NAME = "saved_stories";
     public static final String READING_ENTER_IMMERSIVE_SINGLE_TAP = "immersive_enter_single_tap";
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java
index cc8e1d1b7..5999de390 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java
@@ -958,4 +958,13 @@ public class PrefsUtils {
         editor.putString(PrefConstants.WIDGET_BACKGROUND, widgetBackground.toString());
         editor.commit();
     }
+
+    public static DefaultBrowser getDefaultBrowser(Context context) {
+        return DefaultBrowser.getDefaultBrowser(getDefaultBrowserString(context));
+    }
+
+    public static String getDefaultBrowserString(Context context) {
+        SharedPreferences preferences = context.getSharedPreferences(PrefConstants.PREFERENCES, 0);
+        return preferences.getString(PrefConstants.DEFAULT_BROWSER, DefaultBrowser.SYSTEM_DEFAULT.toString());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/view/NewsblurWebview.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/view/NewsblurWebview.java
index f7e632634..51b661ca5 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/view/NewsblurWebview.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/view/NewsblurWebview.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.newsblur.view;
 
+import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -16,8 +17,11 @@ import android.webkit.WebView;
 import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
+import com.newsblur.activity.InAppBrowser;
 import com.newsblur.activity.Reading;
 import com.newsblur.fragment.ReadingItemFragment;
+import com.newsblur.util.DefaultBrowser;
+import com.newsblur.util.PrefsUtils;
 
 public class NewsblurWebview extends WebView {
 
@@ -88,21 +92,15 @@ public class NewsblurWebview extends WebView {
 
     class NewsblurWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
         @Override
-        // this was deprecated in API 24 but the replacement only added in the same release.
-        // the suppression can be removed when we move past 24
-        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-        // as of v43.0.2357.121 of the system WebView, links no longer open in the user's chosen
-        // browser, but open in-app.  Override the default behaviour so it works as expected on
-        // all devices.
         public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
-            Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
-            try {
-                Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
-                i.setData(uri);
-                context.startActivity(i);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                com.newsblur.util.Log.e(this.getClass().getName(), "device cannot open URLs");
-            }
+            handleUri(Uri.parse(url));
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
+        @Override
+        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) {
+            handleUri(request.getUrl());
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -115,6 +113,46 @@ public class NewsblurWebview extends WebView {
         }
     }
 
+    private void handleUri(Uri uri) {
+        DefaultBrowser defaultBrowser = PrefsUtils.getDefaultBrowser(context);
+        if (defaultBrowser == DefaultBrowser.SYSTEM_DEFAULT) {
+            openSystemDefaultBrowser(uri);
+        } else if (defaultBrowser == DefaultBrowser.IN_APP_BROWSER) {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(context, InAppBrowser.class);
+            intent.putExtra(InAppBrowser.URI, uri);
+            context.startActivity(intent);
+        } else if (defaultBrowser == DefaultBrowser.CHROME) {
+            openExternalBrowserApp(uri, "com.android.chrome");
+        } else if (defaultBrowser == DefaultBrowser.FIREFOX) {
+            openExternalBrowserApp(uri, "org.mozilla.firefox");
+        } else if (defaultBrowser == DefaultBrowser.OPERA_MINI) {
+            openExternalBrowserApp(uri, "com.opera.mini.native");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void openSystemDefaultBrowser(Uri uri) {
+        try {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+            intent.setData(uri);
+            context.startActivity(intent);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            com.newsblur.util.Log.e(this.getClass().getName(), "device cannot open URLs");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void openExternalBrowserApp(Uri uri, String packageName) {
+        try {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+            intent.setData(uri);
+            intent.setPackage(packageName);
+            context.startActivity(intent);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            com.newsblur.util.Log.e(this.getClass().getName(), "apps not available to open URLs");
+            // fallback to system default if apps cannot be opened
+            openSystemDefaultBrowser(uri);
+        }
+    }
+
     // this WCC implements the bare minimum callbacks to get HTML5 fullscreen video working
     class NewsblurWebChromeClient extends WebChromeClient {
         public View customView;