I'm dealing with the same issue as OP. Starting iOS 26.2, after uninstalling Safari the canOpenUrl-function returns false while it's possible to call the open method. I don't see why I should start a new post thread because it's exactly the same issue as mentioned in this post. It's so easy to reproduce... guard let url = URL(string: "https://www.apple.com") else { return } if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url) { UIApplication.shared.open(url) } else { print("Could not open URL") }