Microsoft has made it harder to choose which apps handle standard file types. Follow these steps to set default apps for all your documents, images, music files, and more. I've been testing PC and ...

When you’re performing certain tasks on your phone, you’ll often only want one app to do it for you. This is where default apps come in, and it’s pretty easy to set, change, and remove them on your ...

You can choose the default apps you want on Android. The pre-installed default apps on your phone are meant to perform basic functions–like opening an internet link ...

Choose an app category, like Browser app or Phone app. Pick a new default app from the list. To reset the default apps, select Reset app preferences from the apps list in Settings. This article ...

There are plenty of ways you can tweak Windows and macOS to better suit your preferences and tastes—from changing the wallpaper to managing how programs launch—but one bunch of settings that are ...

To make Google Chrome the default browser on your iPhone, you'll need to download iOS 14 and then open its Settings page.

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 ...

Having quick and easy access to your emails is really important, and this is especially true if you’re a professional. This is why most people opt to assign a default email app on their computers.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and ...

News dropped yesterday that Google could be set to pay US$15 billion to be the default search engine on iOS devices. This really isn’t huge news as Google has been making this deal with Apple for some ...

Here's how to change your iPhone's default notification tone.