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  • As the problem only exists on phones, this question might be off-subject here.
    – harrymc
    Commented Oct 7, 2019 at 7:41
  • I have this problem on my Macbook Pro to. A modal browser window with very limited functionality - e.g., I can't copy the URL or save passwords - appears when I connect to a captive portal.
    – d-b
    Commented Oct 7, 2019 at 18:31
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    Try the solution from this post to disable Apple's Captive Network Assistant (CNA) : sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.captive.control Active -boolean false.
    – harrymc
    Commented Oct 7, 2019 at 19:48
  • This is a function of the operating system, both on the Mac and on mobile devices. If the OS supports some form of embedded browser it will often route such requests automatically to this internal browser. The mobile parts of this question are off topic here. I will edit the question to remove references to mobile. Commented Oct 8, 2019 at 23:49