diff --git a/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/CHANGELOG.md
index 9df2d27a2b57..eb08455c4785 100644
--- a/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 6.0.0-nullsafety.3
+
+* forceSafariVC should be nullable.
+
 ## 6.0.0-nullsafety.2
 
 * Fix outdated links across a number of markdown files ([#3276](https://github.com/flutter/plugins/pull/3276))
diff --git a/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/lib/url_launcher.dart b/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/lib/url_launcher.dart
index 6138fff2e3d9..35833de18738 100644
--- a/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/lib/url_launcher.dart
+++ b/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/lib/url_launcher.dart
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import 'package:url_launcher_platform_interface/url_launcher_platform_interface.
 /// is set to true and the universal link failed to launch.
 Future<bool> launch(
   String urlString, {
-  bool forceSafariVC = true,
+  bool? forceSafariVC,
   bool forceWebView = false,
   bool enableJavaScript = false,
   bool enableDomStorage = false,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Future<bool> launch(
 
   final bool result = await UrlLauncherPlatform.instance.launch(
     urlString,
-    useSafariVC: forceSafariVC,
+    useSafariVC: forceSafariVC ?? isWebURL,
     useWebView: forceWebView,
     enableJavaScript: enableJavaScript,
     enableDomStorage: enableDomStorage,
diff --git a/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/pubspec.yaml b/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/pubspec.yaml
index e2d7a161e1ea..0ab2d410c000 100644
--- a/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: url_launcher
 description: Flutter plugin for launching a URL on Android and iOS. Supports
   web, phone, SMS, and email schemes.
 homepage: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/url_launcher/url_launcher
-version: 6.0.0-nullsafety.2
+version: 6.0.0-nullsafety.3
 
 flutter:
   plugin: