Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You don’t have to stick with Apple’s picks. You don’t have to stick with Apple’s picks. Little by little, Apple ...

Want to change your default web browser in Windows 11? If your links keep opening in Microsoft Edge instead of Google Chrome, Firefox, or another browser, this tutorial will show you how to set your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can choose the default apps you want on Android. The pre-installed default apps on your ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

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 ...

Recently, I discovered a new (to me) video player, Elmedia, that was vastly better than MacOS’s default QuickTime. The new app was much better at displaying accurate color, which was something I ...

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 ...

With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft revamped the look and feel of Windows. The update brought several welcome changes to the operating system, such as widgets, UI, and other new features.

A new Pixel is great out of the box, but these open-source apps make it even better.

Whether or not you change phones frequently or stick to your trusty device for a few good years, the choice of default apps usually remains the same. And it's perfectly fine. My friends give me weird ...

When you set up a new iPhone, you'll notice a wide range of preinstalled apps. Naturally, these apps act as the default for their respective purposes, such as iOS 17 defaulting to Apple Music for ...

A default app is the one you'd like your operating system to use to open certain files or links. Understandably, out of the box, Android defaults to Google applications. For instance, the default web ...