diff --git a/web/handlers/aliases.go b/web/handlers/aliases.go
index 89ed323..a25e21c 100644
--- a/web/handlers/aliases.go
+++ b/web/handlers/aliases.go
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	ua "github.com/mileusna/useragent"
 	"go.mindeco.de/http/render"
 
 	"github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/v2/internal/aliases"
 	"github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/v2/internal/network"
 	"github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/v2/roomdb"
+	"github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/v2/web"
 )
 
 // aliasHandler implements the public resolve endpoint for HTML and JSON requests.
@@ -165,23 +165,11 @@ func (html aliasHTMLResponder) SendConfirmation(alias roomdb.Alias) {
 		RawQuery: queryParams.Encode(),
 	}
 
-	// Special treatment for Android Chrome for issue #135
-	// https://github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/issues/135
-	browser := ua.Parse(html.req.UserAgent())
-	if browser.IsAndroid() && browser.IsChrome() {
-		ssbURI = url.URL{
-			Scheme:   "intent",
-			Opaque:   "//experimental",
-			RawQuery: queryParams.Encode(),
-			Fragment: "Intent;scheme=ssb;end;",
-		}
-	}
-
 	err := html.renderer.Render(html.rw, html.req, "alias.tmpl", http.StatusOK, struct {
 		Alias roomdb.Alias
 
 		SSBURI template.URL
-	}{alias, template.URL(ssbURI.String())})
+	}{alias, template.URL(web.StringifySSBURI(&ssbURI, html.req.UserAgent()))})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("alias-resolve render errr:", err)
 	}
diff --git a/web/handlers/auth/withssb.go b/web/handlers/auth/withssb.go
index 0ebb16b..286524f 100644
--- a/web/handlers/auth/withssb.go
+++ b/web/handlers/auth/withssb.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
-	ua "github.com/mileusna/useragent"
 	"github.com/skip2/go-qrcode"
 	"go.cryptoscope.co/muxrpc/v2"
 	"go.mindeco.de/http/render"
@@ -373,18 +372,6 @@ func (h WithSSBHandler) serverInitiated(sc string, userAgent string) (templateDa
 	startAuthURI.Opaque = "experimental"
 	startAuthURI.RawQuery = queryParams.Encode()
 
-	// Special treatment for Android Chrome for issue #135
-	// https://github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/issues/135
-	browser := ua.Parse(userAgent)
-	if browser.IsAndroid() && browser.IsChrome() {
-		startAuthURI = url.URL{
-			Scheme:   "intent",
-			Opaque:   "//experimental",
-			RawQuery: queryParams.Encode(),
-			Fragment: "Intent;scheme=ssb;end;",
-		}
-	}
-
 	var qrURI string
 	if !isSolvingRemotely {
 		urlTo := web.NewURLTo(router.Auth(h.router), h.netInfo)
@@ -416,7 +403,7 @@ func (h WithSSBHandler) serverInitiated(sc string, userAgent string) (templateDa
 	// template.URL signals the template engine that those aren't fishy and from a trusted source
 
 	data := templateData{
-		SSBURI:            template.URL(startAuthURI.String()),
+		SSBURI:            template.URL(web.StringifySSBURI(&startAuthURI, userAgent)),
 		QRCodeURI:         template.URL(qrURI),
 		IsSolvingRemotely: isSolvingRemotely,
 
diff --git a/web/handlers/invites.go b/web/handlers/invites.go
index 42f53aa..6e43724 100644
--- a/web/handlers/invites.go
+++ b/web/handlers/invites.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/csrf"
-	ua "github.com/mileusna/useragent"
 	"github.com/skip2/go-qrcode"
 	"go.mindeco.de/http/render"
 	"go.mindeco.de/log/level"
@@ -54,19 +53,7 @@ func (h inviteHandler) buildJoinRoomURI(token string, userAgent string) template
 		RawQuery: queryVals.Encode(),
 	}
 
-	// Special treatment for Android Chrome for issue #135
-	// https://github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/issues/135
-	browser := ua.Parse(userAgent)
-	if browser.IsAndroid() && browser.IsChrome() {
-		joinRoomURI = url.URL{
-			Scheme:   "intent",
-			Opaque:   "//experimental",
-			RawQuery: queryVals.Encode(),
-			Fragment: "Intent;scheme=ssb;end;",
-		}
-	}
-
-	return template.URL(joinRoomURI.String())
+	return template.URL(web.StringifySSBURI(&joinRoomURI, userAgent))
 }
 
 // switch between JSON and HTML responses
diff --git a/web/utils.go b/web/utils.go
index 970cb40..c778aad 100644
--- a/web/utils.go
+++ b/web/utils.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/gorilla/securecookie"
+	ua "github.com/mileusna/useragent"
 	"go.mindeco.de/log/level"
 	"go.mindeco.de/logging"
 
@@ -194,3 +195,23 @@ func LoadOrCreateCSRFSecret(repo repo.Interface) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return secret, nil
 }
+
+// Transforms the SSB URI into a string suitable for an <a href> and
+// takes into account quirks from some browsers.
+func StringifySSBURI(uri *url.URL, userAgent string) string {
+	browser := ua.Parse(userAgent)
+
+	// Special treatment for Android Chrome for issue #135
+	// https://github.com/ssb-ngi-pointer/go-ssb-room/issues/135
+	if browser.IsAndroid() && browser.IsChrome() {
+		href := url.URL{
+			Scheme:   "intent",
+			Opaque:   fmt.Sprintf("//%v", uri.Opaque),
+			RawQuery: uri.RawQuery,
+			Fragment: fmt.Sprintf("Intent;scheme=%v;end;", uri.Scheme),
+		}
+		return href.String()
+	} else {
+		return uri.String()
+	}
+}