{"id":1014,"date":"2022-02-08T17:54:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T22:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2022-02-08T17:54:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T22:54:51","slug":"how-to-change-default-browser-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-change-default-browser-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Default Browser On Android Easily?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an Android phone and use the internet extensively, even for small queries, you probably know a browser&#8217;s importance. Today in this article, you will learn <strong>how to change default browser on Android<\/strong> in a few steps. If you are facing a cache issue, read our guide on <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-clear-cache-in-google-chrome\/\">how to clear cache on Google Chrome<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We become obsessed with the internet in the digital world, and having a <strong>good browser<\/strong> significantly reduces burdens. Downloading a web browser is not that tough nut to crack; you can download directly from Play Store. But we certainly have some preferences which we want to use regularly for seamlessly surfing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-change-default-browser-on-android\/#How_many_Browsers_are_there_in_Android\" title=\"How many Browsers are there in Android?\">How many Browsers are there in Android?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-change-default-browser-on-android\/#How_to_Change_default_browser_on_Android\" title=\"How to Change default browser on Android?\">How to Change default browser on Android?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-change-default-browser-on-android\/#Another_method_to_set_a_default_browser\" title=\"Another method to set a default browser\">Another method to set a default browser<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-change-default-browser-on-android\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_Browsers_are_there_in_Android\"><\/span><strong>How many Browsers are there in Android?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You are probably aware of a few android browsers, including the most popular <strong>Google Chrome,<\/strong> which almost acquires <strong>63%<\/strong> of the market share, according to the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/browser-market-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StatCounter<\/a><\/span> website. But let me tell you that there are approximately <strong>120+ android browsers,<\/strong> and some of them offer private browsing systems like <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.brave.browser&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brave browser<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328.png\" alt=\"how to change default browser on android\" width=\"1762\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328.png 1762w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328-1024x177.png 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328-1536x265.png 1536w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-192328-20x3.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1762px) 100vw, 1762px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, the above data is structured based on the Worldwide users and browsers all over the devices, including desktop, mobile, Mac, etc. You can see that other popular browsers are <strong>Safari (most on Apple devices), Firefox, Edge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most popular browsers on Android are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.android.chrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.opera.browser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DuckDuckGo<\/a> (Best for Privacy)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.brave.browser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brave<\/a> (Best for Ad-blocking)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivaldi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_default_browser_on_Android\"><\/span><strong>How to Change default browser on Android?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can easily <strong>set a browser to default browser<\/strong> either you use Chrome or another browser. You can download any browser from the <strong>Google Play Store<\/strong>. Follow the below steps carefully, especially if you have multiple browsers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step1:<\/strong> Go to the Setting of your Android device (whatever you have) and look for <strong>Apps &amp; Notifications\u00a0<\/strong>and click on this tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1019 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-27-51.jpg\" alt=\"How to Change default browser on Android\" width=\"720\" height=\"1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-27-51.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-27-51-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-27-51-601x1024.jpg 601w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-27-51-12x20.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> On the next screen, click on the <strong>Default Apps<\/strong>. This section includes default apps for messages, contacts, and browsers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-36-47.jpg\" alt=\"How to Change default browser on Android\" width=\"720\" height=\"1255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-36-47.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-36-47-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-36-47-587x1024.jpg 587w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-36-47-11x20.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Different default apps appear on your device&#8217;s screen. Select and click on <strong>Browser App<\/strong> to change the default browser. Similarly, you can change default apps for other systems like <strong>SMS and call.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-43-05.jpg\" alt=\"how to set a default browser in android\" width=\"720\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-43-05.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-43-05-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_20-43-05-16x20.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Inside the Browser Apps tab, you can see the various apps you installed and the app which currently works as default. You can <strong>change\/switch<\/strong> them easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-204755.png\" alt=\"how to change default browser in android\" width=\"382\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-204755.png 382w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-204755-272x300.png 272w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-08-204755-18x20.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is the simplest method to change default browser on Android. <strong>Remember<\/strong>, there may be differences in the items name due to the respective Setting of android devices, but the steps are almost the same in all devices.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Another_method_to_set_a_default_browser\"><\/span><strong>Another method to set a default browser<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although the method mentioned above is the most appropriate and universally accepted method, there is another method to perform this task.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all, download any of your favorite browsers from the Google Play store. For example purpose, I am downloading XBrowser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1024 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-12-31.jpg\" alt=\"how to change default browser on android\" width=\"720\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-12-31.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-12-31-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-12-31-20x14.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After installation, open the app on your device.<\/li>\n<li>Now you have <strong>2 options; <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>First<\/strong>, it may ask you to set the browser as the default browser just after clicking on the open button. So, you can make it as the default browser instantly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second<\/strong>, You may need to move to the Setting of the downloaded browser if it&#8217;s not asked on the opening of an app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1025 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-20-09.jpg\" alt=\"how to set a browser to default browser\" width=\"720\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-20-09.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-20-09-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-20-09-15x20.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the <b>app&#8217;s Setting<\/b>\u00a0(whatever you have downloaded) and look for the <strong>general settings<\/strong>. Usually, you can easily find an option to set a browser to default.<\/li>\n<li>In my example browser, I found it <strong>set as default browser<\/strong> option inside the general settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1026 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-23-49.jpg\" alt=\"how to change default browser on android\" width=\"720\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-23-49.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-23-49-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-23-49-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-23-49-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/photo_2022-02-08_21-23-49-20x20.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enable<\/strong> the toggle bar of the set as the default browser, and this particular browser will start working as the default browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is all about <strong>changing the\u00a0default browser on Android,<\/strong> or you can say a short guide on how to set a default browser on Android. This guide is the most basic for android users, but at the same time, it&#8217;s very useful, especially if you bought a <strong>new android phone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, after using it for a while, you may wish to <strong>switch to another<\/strong> popular or private browser that you think is more suitable for you. Whatever the reasons, you can follow this guide to change the browser whether you are using any Android smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>If you are struggling to change the default browser on your device, let me know through the comments section; I will be happy to help you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an Android phone and use the internet extensively, even for small queries, you probably know a browser&#8217;s importance. Today in this article, you will learn how to change default browser on Android in a few steps. 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