Set default browser to Firefox on Android
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- Revision id: 182840
- Created:
- Creator: Joni
- Comment: added steps for older versions
- Reviewed: Yes
- Reviewed:
- Reviewed by: heyjoni
- Is approved? Yes
- Is current revision? No
- Ready for localization: Yes
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You can set Firefox as your default browser from the Firefox Preview app on your Android device.
Table of Contents
Android version 7 and newer
- Tap the menu button
- Tap .
- Tap the
- The DEFAULT DEVICES screen displays.
toggle.
- Tap
- The BROWSER APP screen displays.
.
- Tap the radio button.
Android version 6
- In the Settings menu on your device, tap Apps & notifications (it may be called Apps or Applications on some versions of Android).
- Tap (you may have to tap on the icon first on some versions of Android).
- Tap .
- Tap to open a list of choices.
- Tap Firefox Preview to select it.
Android version 5 and older
Step 1: Clear the current browser that opens links
- Open the Settings application and tap on . (On some versions of Android this button is labelled Applications or Application manager and you may have to tap on before the next step.)
- Tap on the
- Tap on the current browser that opens links. This is usually the default browser which is called "Browser" or "Internet".
- Tap on
Step 2: Set Firefox Preview to be the default browser for opening links
- Open a link in an Android application like the Mail application.
- Tap on and then tap on .