Make Firefox the default browser on Android

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  • Creator: Roland Tanglao
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This article explains how to make links on your Android device open in Firefox by default:

  • First, clear the current browser that opens links.
  • Then, open a link in an Android application like the mail application and set Firefox to be the default browser to open links.

Clear the current browser that opens links

  1. Open the Settings application and tap on Apps (On some versions of Android this button is labelled "Applications").
  2. Tap on the All tab.
    Android ICS Manage Apps - Cropped
  3. Tap on the current browser that opens links. This is usually the default browser which is called "Browser" or "Internet".
  4. Tap on Clear defaults to prevent this browser from opening links by default. If this "Clear defaults" is greyed out, then the default browser is another browser like Opera; go back to the previous step and repeat with the default browser.

Android ICS Clear defaults - Cropped

Set Firefox to be the default browser for opening links

  1. Open a link in an Android application like the Mail application.
  2. Tap on Firefox and then tap on Always.

Android ICS Complete Action using Firefox Always