Android is a mobile operating system that runs on smartphones and tablets. It’s one of the most popular mobile platforms in the world, and there are many different apps available to download from the Google Play Store. If you want to set default apps on your Android device, there are a few things you need to know. First, open the Settings app on your phone or tablet. Next, scroll down and find “Default Apps.” Here, you can choose which apps should open when you first start your device or when you launch a specific app. To set a default app for an app category, like messaging or social media, tap on that category. Then, select the app from the list of options that appears. Finally, tap “Set as Default.” You can also change default apps for individual apps by tapping on their icons in the “Default Apps” section of the Settings menu. ..
There are a number of different default app categories. You can set a default web browser, search engine, phone app, messaging app, home screen launcher, and more. When something happens that requires one of these apps, the one you chose as the “default” will be used.
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The good news is this process is essentially the same on every Android device. First, swipe down once or twice from the top of the screen—depending on your phone—to open the notification shade and tap the gear icon.
Next, go to “Apps.”
Select “Default Apps” or “Choose Default Apps.”
Here are all the different categories of default apps. Tap one to see the options.
You’ll see a list of all the apps you have installed that can be set as the default. Simply select the one you want to use.
That’s all there is to it! You can go through and do this for all the different categories.
Whenever you install a new app that can be set as a default–like a home screen launcher or web browser—this will effectively reset your default preference for that category, allowing you to set the newly-installed app as default without having to go through much hassle. If you want to change it back, just follow these instructions again.
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