It's easier than you think to change default apps on your Android
If you’ve ever purchased a phone, you know how easy it is to get caught up in customizing your settings. Whether it is your background image or default browser, there are many ways to personalize your device.
Android is one type of phone with a wide variety of customization settings. While default settings may be convenient for a while, you don’t have to confine yourself to them. Tap or click here to quickly access the secret menu on your Android phone.
Given that Android phones have a variety of customization settings available, we have outlined the following ways to take advantage of them.
How to change default apps on Android
If you have more than one app that does the same thing, you can pick which app to use by default. For example, if you have multiple messaging apps, you can choose the default one.
NOTE: Some of these steps work only on Android 9 and up.
To see a list of default apps:
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Apps > Default apps.
- Tap the default that you want to change.
- Tap the app that you want to use by default.
Browser app
Although Google Chrome is the default browser on most Android devices, it is easy to change if preferred. If you’d like to switch, there are a few options.
Some examples of other browsers that you can use are Mozilla Firefox, Brave and Opera. Tap or click here for the five best browsers not named Chrome to use with your Android phone.
To make this change, take the following steps:
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