Is there a way to open links in the browser via a website (in mobile apps)

When a website is loaded via an app in either android or ios is there a way to force those links to open in the default browser of the device?

I have tried with the basic _blank html attribute on the links but no luck. I also tried this code but still the same - the website opens as part of the app...

$('.lnkAtoZApp').click(function (e) {        
    window.open(this.href, '_system'); this.href = "javascript:void(0)"; event.preventDefault();            
});