This is where default apps come in, and it’s pretty easy to set, change, and remove them on your Android device. While it’s easy, newcomers to the platform might not know how to manage them.

To change default apps in Android, go to Settings > Apps > Default apps and pick which category you want to set a default app for. Then, select the app you want to use for this category.

Setting default apps Any time Android encounters a file type that isn’t associated with one particular app—be it a URL or an MP3—it scours the system for compatible apps and asks you which ...

Android has always been a fairly open platform — and this extends to giving users choice over which apps are the defaults. Unlike Microsoft, which controversially obscured the functionality in Windows ...

Android’s ability to open up apps by default when certain links are selected or certain pages visited in Chrome or another browser is a powerful feature. But that doesn’t always mean it’s a ...

Some of those pre-installed, stock apps—like Safari and Messages—can't be removed, but since iOS 10 launched in 2016, Apple has allowed users to remove a lot of the stock apps if they don't ...

To remove Gboard from your device, go to your Settings menu and select Apps. Scroll down until you see Gboard, and tap on it. Tap on the Uninstall button to delete Gboard. JUMP TO KEY SECTIONS ...

Pin Apps in Android's Share Menu For a long time, the biggest problem with the default Share menu in Android was that the apps didn't appear in any logical order. Often, the apps you shared with ...

You can add multiple Google accounts on your Android device. However, it considers the first account you sign in with as the default and uses it to sign you in across various Google apps and services.