Up until now, however, beta users couldn’t yet try the feature because it’s usually not possible for third-party apps to support new OS features until after the beta cycle is complete. IOS and iPadOS 14 both include the ability to set a third-party browser or email app as the system default, replacing Safari and Mail.

However, today anyone using the beta versions of those updates can benefit from a new feature ahead of time: setting Google Chrome as the default browser on iPhone and iPad. Still, I’m glad users have been given greater choice when it comes to the default app experience.Īpple is hosting its first fall event in a matter of days, and a public release for all the company’s latest OS updates is expected to follow not long after. Personally, I use both Safari and Mail and am happy with them, though I wish Mail would adopt some of the modern features of apps like Spark. It’s not hard to reset your defaults, but it’s an annoying bug that I expect will be fixed in a later update to iOS and iPadOS 14.

Perhaps MacStories readers will have better luck than I’ve had, but at the moment, I cannot change email clients.ĩto5Mac also reported last week that if you restart your iPhone or iPad, any default browser or email changes you’ve made are lost.

I read somewhere that switching email apps only works if you change your browser first, but that didn’t work for me either. I’ve tried several apps and email links in multiple apps and on the web, but every time I tap one, the system Apple Mail-based compose sheet opens. I have been unable to get iOS or iPadOS to recognize my new default email client after I switch it. Tap it and pick the alternative you want to use, and that’s it.Īs easy as the process of switching is, though, the feature is not bug-free. There you’ll find a new entry for ‘Default Mail App’ or ‘Default Browser App,’ depending on which you’re changing. Scroll down to the entry for the app you’ve just downloaded, and tap it. Getting back to the process of switching apps, once you’ve installed one of the approved alternatives, go to the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Picking a new default browser or email client from the Settings app.

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