Set Firefox Focus as default browser on Android
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- Revision id: 149063
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- Creator: Roland Tanglao
- Comment: Application manager on Samsung S2 4.1.2
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- Reviewed by: rtanglao
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Set Firefox Focus as your default browser if you want it to open links by default. The instructions vary depending on your version of Android:
To find your version of Android, open the Settings app, tap About phone, About tablet or About device (you may have to tap on the More tab on some versions of Android) and if your Android version is not shown, tap Android version (or Software information on some versions of Android).
Here's how to do it for your version of Android:
Android version 7 and Android version 8
- Tap the menu button at the top right corner
- Tap .
- Tap the switch next to Make default browser to turn it on (blue means on).
- This will open up the Default apps screen.
- Tap .
- Tap Firefox Focus to select it.
Android version 6
- In the Settings menu on your phone, tap Apps & notifications (it may be called Apps 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 Focus 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 Focus 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 .