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For example, Facebook would just love to have you be able to choose its own Messenger over Apple’s Messages as the default messaging app in iOS.

Now that you can assign your own defaults with email and browser apps, other possibilities may be on the way, though there’s no specific timetable. It’s also possible that third-party browsers will be somewhat slower than Safari because of Apple engineers’ greater familiarity with their own operating system or they may even have access to certain frameworks that other companies do not. This can happen with email too where tapping a mail to link in Safari opens a draft within Safari rather than sending you to your newly designated default email app.Īfter setting a third-party app as a default, some apps may prompt you to open the link in the new default app. They’ll continue to do that, even if you change your default browser. For example, you may prefer a browser’s ad blocking, bookmark syncing, search shortcuts, or other features.īe aware that some apps will open web links in internal web views that rely on Safari’s engine without switching you out to another app. Note that qualified third-party web browsers must use Apple’s WebKit engine, so your preference will rely on proprietary app-based features rather than rendering speed or choice of rendering engine. Also, make sure the app you want to sub in is already downloaded to your device.įor email clients, go to Settings > Name > Default Mail App.įor web browsers, go to Settings > Name > Default Browser App.Įvery installed default app appears on those screens, so if you go to Settings > Chrome > Default Browser App, you will see Firefox, Safari, and Chrome if they are already installed on your system. Fitbit Versa 3įirst be sure to update your mobile OS to 14.0.1, as a bug in the earliest version caused defaults to be automatically reinstated to Mail and Safari after restarting your device.