Script to Prevent Google Slides from Opening New Tab When Touched vs. Clicked

I created a digital Pop It in Google Slides with about 120 slides, which is Published to the Web from the File menu. Each slide has a transparent image overlaying it that is linked to Next Slide. When the user clicks with their mouse on the transparent image, it proceeds to the next slide, and works as it is expected to.

However, when the user has a touch screen, and then presses on the screen to advance it to the next slide, it opens up a new tab and stays on the same slide, and does not advance to the next slide.

Does anyone know of a script that can turn this off so that if a user is pressing on the screen to advance the slide, it will actually work? Or is this a bug?

Thanks for your help!

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Solution 1:

I tested it out and apparently it might be a bug. I removed the transparent image with the link to the next slide and the issue is the same.

I recommend you to report it on:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=191598&template=824111

And describe the issue.

As a workaround, if you open the Google Slides app, it works as intended.