One of the enduring legacies of the '90s browser wars has been an outsize attention to how Microsoft handles default app settings in Windows, especially browser settings. The company plans to make it ...

Apple introduced a bunch of new features on iOS 14 — making it one of the most feature-loaded updates for the iPhone in a long time. Some of these features like customizable Home Screen, smart widgets ...

Alas, one internet browser cannot do it all. Perhaps you need to swap to another browser for extra privacy, or you're trying out the new AI browser on the block. Copying and pasting links between ...

Change default iPhone and iPad apps under Settings > Apps > Default Apps. Options include browsers, messaging, contactless ...

Windows is generally flexible about tweaks to its system—and advanced users have long taken advantage of registry tweaks to make the OS behave. But recently, Microsoft has quietly barred access to one ...

A notable change with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 that didn’t see hardly any stage time during the WWDC keynote was that Apple will allow users to change their default email and web browser apps. Let’s take ...

The beauty of the Windows 11/10 operating system is that you’re spoiled for choice regarding app selection. For every action, protocol, or file type, you have many apps that can handle it. Windows 10 ...

In iOS 14, Apple finally added the ability to choose your default browser and email client. That means when you click a link in an app, it won’t lead you to Safari when you'd rather go to Chrome—or ...

Your Mac comes pre-configured to open specific file types with default apps. Click on a web link, and it launches Safari. Open an email notification, and you're directed to Apple's Mail app. This ...

Apple is slowly loosening its grip on default apps in iOS. Starting with iOS 14, the company will allow users to change their default email app and web browser. The change, which was reported by ...

With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple allowed users to select third-party apps as the default email app and browser. Last month, a widespread bug reverted these settings to Apple's default apps whenever a ...

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