As of iOS 14, Safari is no longer the only default browser on your iPhone. In this tip, we’ll show you how to set Google Chrome as the default app, for example.
iOS 14 tip: this is how you choose a default browser yourself
iOS 14 takes a big step by giving other developers more freedom. From this version you can choose which browser is opened when you click on a URL, or if you want to open a website via Siri, for example.
Until iOS 14, Apple’s browser Safari was always automatically opened. Handy if you already use this browser, but annoying if you are logged into Google Chrome and this is your favorite browser. You adjust this as follows.
This is how you adjust the iOS default browser
- Open the Settings app;
- Scroll down and tap ‘Chrome’;
- Tap on ‘Default browser app’;
- Now choose the browser you want to set as default.
This way you can also set Safari as your default again. Every time you click on a link from another app, Google Chrome will open. This way you can also set Google as the default search engine, useful if you use Google’s services a lot.
With iOS 14, Apple is clearly taking a number of steps to be less closed. For example, the HomePod is also easier to use with Spotify from this update. It appears to be in response from Apple to several lawsuits and complaints from major developers. They believe that Apple has too much power and it is impossible to compete fairly, if the company only sets its own apps as standard on the iPhone.