diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e5c7b75dc..b1305bfd6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -79,10 +79,4 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
     </application>
-    <queries>
-        <package android:name="org.jitsi.meet" />
-            <intent>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
-            </intent>
-    </queries>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/app/views/JitsiMeetView.tsx b/app/views/JitsiMeetView.tsx
index a5098efc3..fcaa9a75e 100644
--- a/app/views/JitsiMeetView.tsx
+++ b/app/views/JitsiMeetView.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 import { activateKeepAwake, deactivateKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake';
 import React from 'react';
-import { BackHandler, NativeEventSubscription, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';
-import { isAppInstalled, openAppWithUri } from 'react-native-send-intent';
+import { BackHandler, Linking, NativeEventSubscription, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';
 import WebView from 'react-native-webview';
 import { WebViewMessage, WebViewNavigation } from 'react-native-webview/lib/WebViewTypes';
 
 import { IBaseScreen } from '../definitions';
 import { userAgent } from '../lib/constants';
-import { isAndroid } from '../lib/methods/helpers';
 import { events, logEvent } from '../lib/methods/helpers/log';
 import { endVideoConfTimer, initVideoConfTimer } from '../lib/methods/videoConfTimer';
 import { ChatsStackParamList } from '../stacks/types';
 import { withTheme } from '../theme';
 
-const JITSI_INTENT = 'org.jitsi.meet';
-
 type TJitsiMeetViewProps = IBaseScreen<ChatsStackParamList, 'JitsiMeetView'>;
 
 class JitsiMeetView extends React.Component<TJitsiMeetViewProps> {
@@ -31,20 +27,7 @@ class JitsiMeetView extends React.Component<TJitsiMeetViewProps> {
 	}
 
 	componentDidMount() {
-		const { route, navigation } = this.props;
-		if (isAndroid) {
-			isAppInstalled(JITSI_INTENT)
-				.then(function (isInstalled) {
-					if (isInstalled) {
-						const callUrl = route.params.url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '').split('#')[0];
-						openAppWithUri(`intent://${callUrl}#Intent;scheme=${JITSI_INTENT};package=${JITSI_INTENT};end`)
-							.then(() => navigation.pop())
-							.catch(() => {});
-					}
-				})
-				.catch(() => {});
-			this.backHandler = BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => true);
-		}
+		this.handleJitsiApp();
 		this.onConferenceJoined();
 		activateKeepAwake();
 	}
@@ -60,6 +43,18 @@ class JitsiMeetView extends React.Component<TJitsiMeetViewProps> {
 		deactivateKeepAwake();
 	}
 
+	handleJitsiApp = async () => {
+		const { route, navigation } = this.props;
+		const callUrl = route.params.url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '');
+		try {
+			await Linking.openURL(`org.jitsi.meet://${callUrl}`);
+			navigation.pop();
+		} catch (error) {
+			// As the jitsi app was not opened disable the backhandler on android
+			this.backHandler = BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => true);
+		}
+	};
+
 	// Jitsi Update Timeout needs to be called every 10 seconds to make sure
 	// call is not ended and is available to web users.
 	onConferenceJoined = () => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc6587318..23d49b56e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
 		"react-native-safe-area-context": "3.2.0",
 		"react-native-screens": "3.13.1",
 		"react-native-scrollable-tab-view": "ptomasroos/react-native-scrollable-tab-view",
-		"react-native-send-intent": "^1.3.0",
 		"react-native-simple-crypto": "RocketChat/react-native-simple-crypto#0.5.1",
 		"react-native-skeleton-placeholder": "^5.2.3",
 		"react-native-slowlog": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9dea4782e..228407791 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -17577,11 +17577,6 @@ react-native-scrollable-tab-view@ptomasroos/react-native-scrollable-tab-view:
     prop-types "^15.6.0"
     react-timer-mixin "^0.13.3"
 
-react-native-send-intent@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-send-intent/-/react-native-send-intent-1.3.0.tgz#d8c7898827da1b8b10e25a645ce6802d1a0b440c"
-  integrity sha512-ODTX7BHITFxdcAL0K2iHfa3qVYnqG8GPcv1NbLBNC1DyCaOSJiiGtVH6Kc5YBqzQ8+1pV9uN5nfQ5wyFgiq74g==
-
 react-native-simple-crypto@RocketChat/react-native-simple-crypto#0.5.1:
   version "0.5.1"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/RocketChat/react-native-simple-crypto/tar.gz/dcf6eef5359c739d521371918e13a73f2ea6cb42"