每个人都有一个最喜欢的应用程序,用于浏览网页、下载文件、阅读文章和执行其他基于 Web 的活动。如果您每次打开链接时总是需要切换浏览器,我们将向您展示如何将您喜爱的应用程序设置为设备上的默认浏览器(default browser)。
如果当前浏览器出现故障或使您的设备崩溃(browser is malfunctioning or crashing your device),您可能还需要更改默认 Web 浏览器。本教程涵盖适用于Android、iPhone、iPad、Windows和 macOS 设备的技术。您还将学习如何禁用应用内浏览器并指示应用(instruct apps)使用您设备的默认浏览器(s default browser)。
更改 Android 中的默认浏览器
有几种方法可以设置或更改Android 设备(Android device)上的默认 Web 浏览器。您可以在应用程序本身或通过Android 设置菜单(Android Settings menu)进行更改。
长按任何浏览器,点击信息图标(info icon),展开高级(Advanced)部分,选择浏览器应用程序(Browser app),然后选择您想要的应用程序作为设备的默认浏览器(s default browser)。
如果您在按住应用程序图标时设备未显示信息图标,请前往(device doesn)Android高级应用程序设置菜单更改您的默认浏览器(default browser)。
转到设置(Settings)>应用程序和通知(Apps & notifications)>默认应用程序(Default apps)>浏览器应用程序(Browser app),然后选择您想要作为默认 Web 浏览器的应用程序。
更改(Change Default Browser)iPhone 和 iPad(iPhone and iPad)上的默认浏览器
Safari是(Safari)Apple设备(iPhone、iPad 和Mac(Macs))上的默认网络浏览器。尽管该浏览器针对隐私保护(privacy protection)、安全性、快速性能(speedy performance)和电池消耗(battery consumption)进行了优化,但还有其他浏览器具有更好的功能。
如果您的iPhone 或 iPad(iPhone or iPad)上安装了其他浏览器,请按照以下说明将它们设为默认浏览器(default browser)。
启动设置(Settings),选择您想要作为默认网络浏览器的应用程序,选择默认浏览器应用程序(Default Browser App),然后从列表中选择一个浏览器。
您还可以从浏览器的应用内设置菜单访问“默认浏览器应用”页面。对于Mozilla Firefox,启动浏览器,点击右下角的汉堡菜单图标,选择(hamburger menu icon)Settings,然后点击Set as Default Browser。
在 Google Chrome 中,点击三点菜单图标(three-dot menu icon),选择Settings,选择Default Browser,选择Open Chrome Settings,然后在“Default Browser App”部分选择Chrome作为默认浏览器。(default browser)
相同的过程适用于Microsoft Edge。打开浏览器的设置菜单,点击设置为默认浏览器(Set as default browser),点击默认浏览器应用程序(Default Browser App),然后选择边缘(Edge)。
在 Mac 上更改默认浏览器
将Mac(Mac)笔记本电脑和台式机上的默认浏览器更改为(default browser)Safari以外的任何浏览器也非常简单。
转到系统偏好设置(System Preferences),选择常规(General),点击默认网络浏览器(Default web browser)下拉选项,然后选择您想要的应用程序作为默认浏览器(default browser)。
您还可以从应用程序的首选项菜单(preference menu)更改 Mac 的默认网络浏览器。例如,在Safari中,按(Safari)Command (⌘)和逗号 (,)(Comma (,))键,转到General选项卡,然后选择Set Default按钮。如果Safari已经是您 Mac 的默认浏览器(default browser),您将不会在页面上找到此选项。
要将默认浏览器(default browser)更改为Mozilla Firefox,请按Command (⌘)和逗号 (,)(Comma (,)),然后选择“常规”部分中的“设为默认(Make Default)”按钮。
对于谷歌浏览器,按Command (⌘)和逗号 (,)(Comma (,)),滚动到“默认浏览器(Default browser)”部分(” section)并选择设为默认(Make default)按钮。如果Google Chrome(Google Chrome)已经是您的默认网络浏览器,则此按钮不会出现在页面上。
想要Microsoft Edge 作为您的默认浏览器(Microsoft Edge as your default browser)吗?启动应用程序的设置菜单(Settings menu),选择侧边栏上的默认浏览器(Default Browser),然后选择设为默认值(Make Default)。
更改 Windows 中的默认浏览器
Microsoft Edge 或 Internet Explorer(Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer)通常是Windows设备上的默认 Web 浏览器。如果您希望使用其他浏览器打开 Web 链接,请在Windows 设置菜单中更改您设备(Windows Settings menu)的默认浏览器(s default browser)。
按Windows 键(Windows key)+ I启动Windows 设置应用程序(Windows Settings app),选择应用程序(Apps),然后选择侧边栏上的默认应用程序(Default Apps)。
更好的是,在浏览器的地址栏中键入或粘贴ms-settings:defaultapps ,按(ms-settings:defaultapps)Enter,然后选择Open Settings(或Settings)直接跳转到Windows Settings 菜单中的(Windows Settings menu)Default App 配置(Default App configuration)页面。
然后(Afterward),在“Web 浏览器”部分(” section)中选择应用程序,然后在“选择应用程序”窗口中选择您喜欢的默认 Web 浏览器。(default web browser)
在运行旧操作系统或过时操作系统(operating system)(Windows 8 及更低版本)的Windows设备上,(Windows)控制面板(Control Panel)是更改默认浏览器(default browser)的唯一途径。
- 按Windows 键(Windows keys)+ R ,在对话框中键入控制面板,然后选择(control panel)确定(OK)以打开 Windows 控制面板(open the Windows Control Panel)。
- 将“查看方式”选项设置为“大图标(Large Icons)”并选择“默认程序(Default Programs)” 。
- 选择设置您的默认程序(Set your default programs)。
- 滚动(Scroll)浏览侧边栏上的应用程序列表,选择您想要的应用程序作为默认浏览器(default browser),然后选择将此程序设置为默认值(Set this program as default)。
请参阅本教程以了解有关在旧Windows版本中更改默认 Web 浏览器的信息。
奖励:在移动应用程序中使用(Mobile Apps)默认浏览器(Default Browsers)
智能手机上的许多社交媒体和电子邮件应用程序都内置了浏览器。因此,当您点击网页链接(web link)时,网页会直接在应用程序中打开。如果您希望在默认网络浏览器中查看网页(view web),我们将向您展示如何在Gmail、Twitter、Instagram等应用程序上完成此操作。
在 Gmail 中使用默认浏览器(Use Default Browser in Gmail)
打开 Gmail,点击菜单图标(menu icon),点击设置(Settings),点击默认应用(Default apps),关闭询问我每次使用哪个应用(Ask me which app to use every time),然后选择您喜欢的浏览器。如果您想在设备的设置菜单中使用(Settings menu)默认浏览器(default browser)打开链接,请选择默认浏览器应用程序(Default browser app)。
Android 版(Android version)Gmail不再(Gmail)提供禁用应用程序内置浏览器的选项。但您可以从Gmail的应用信息页面进行更改。
转到设置(Settings)>应用程序和通知(Apps & notifications)>所有应用程序(All Apps)(或查看所有应用程序(See All Apps))> Gmail >打开支持的链接(Open supported links),然后选择不要在此应用程序中打开(Don’t open in this app)。
在 Reddit 中使用默认浏览器(Use Default Browser in Reddit)
要使用默认浏览器在(default browser)Reddit 应用程序(Reddit app)中打开 Web 链接,请点击您的个人资料图片(profile picture),选择设置(Settings),选择打开链接(Open links),然后选择默认浏览器(Default browser)。
在 Twitter 中使用默认浏览器(Use Default Browser in Twitter)
Twitter 在内置的“ Twitter 浏览器”中打开 Web 链接。(Twitter browser.)” 如果您希望在设备的默认浏览器(s default browser)中打开网页链接,请前往应用程序的“显示和声音”设置进行更改。
请注意,您不能使用iPhone 或 iPad(iPhone or iPad)的默认浏览器(s default browser)直接打开外部链接。您只能在Android(Android)设备上禁用 Twitter 的内置浏览器。
打开 Twitter,点击您的个人资料图标(profile icon),选择设置和隐私(Settings and privacy),选择显示和声音(Display and sound),然后取消选中使用应用内浏览器(Use in-app browser)。
在 Google 中使用默认浏览器(Use Default Browser in Google)
Android设备上的Google 应用程序(Google app)会在其内置浏览器中打开搜索结果中的链接。要改用设备的默认浏览器(s default browser),请点击右下角的更多,选择(More)设置(Settings),选择常规(General),然后关闭在应用程序中打开网页(Open web pages in the app)。
尽管应用内浏览器提供了对内容的更快访问,但许多浏览器缺乏基本和高级功能,例如网站书签、广告拦截(ad blocker)器、网页翻译器(webpage translator)、内置VPN、下载管理器(download manager)等。因此,使用默认值查看 Web 内容几乎总是更好网页浏览器。
我们还应该提到,您可以随时更改设备的默认浏览器(s default browser)。如果你有问题就告诉我们。
How to Change Default Browser on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android
Everyonе has a favorite app for surfing web pages, downloading files, reading articles, and performing other web-based activities. If you always have to switch browsers each time you open a link, we’ll show you how to make your favorite app the default browser on your device.
You might also need to change your default web browser if the current browser is malfunctioning or crashing your device. This tutorial covers techniques for Android, iPhones, iPads, Windows, and macOS devices. You’ll also learn how to disable in-app browsers and instruct apps to use your device’s default browser.
Change Default Browser in Android
There are several ways to set or change the default web browser on an Android device. You can make the change within the app itself or via the Android Settings menu.
Long-press any browser, tap the info icon, expand the Advanced section, select Browser app, and select the app you want as your device’s default browser.
If your device doesn’t show an info icon when you press and hold the app icon, head to the Android advanced app settings menu to change your default browser.
Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Browser app and select the app you want as your default web browser.
Change Default Browser on iPhone and iPad
Safari is the default web browser on Apple devices—iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Although the browser is optimized for privacy protection, security, speedy performance, and battery consumption, there are other browsers out there with even better features.
If you have other browsers installed on your iPhone or iPad, here’s how to make them your default browser.
Launch Settings, select the app you want to make your default web browser, select Default Browser App, and choose a browser from the list.
You can also access the “Default Browser App” page from your browser’s in-app settings menu. For Mozilla Firefox, launch the browser, tap the hamburger menu icon in the bottom-right corner, select Settings, and tap Set as Default Browser.
In Google Chrome, tap the three-dot menu icon, select Settings, select Default Browser, select Open Chrome Settings, and choose Chrome as the default browser in the “Default Browser App” section.
The same process applies to Microsoft Edge. Open the browser’s settings menu, tap Set as default browser, tap Default Browser App, and select Edge.
Change Default Browser on Mac
It’s also pretty straightforward to change the default browser on Mac notebooks and desktops to any browser other than Safari.
Go to System Preferences, select General, tap the Default web browser dropdown option and select the app you want as the default browser.
You can also change your Mac’s default web browser from the app’s preference menu. In Safari, for instance, press the Command (⌘) and Comma (,) keys, head to the General tab, and select the Set Default button. You won’t find this option on the page if Safari is already your Mac’s default browser.
To change your default browser to Mozilla Firefox, press Command (⌘) and Comma (,), and select the Make Default button in the “General” section.
For Google Chrome, press Command (⌘) and Comma (,), scroll to the “Default browser” section and select the Make default button. This button won’t appear on the page if Google Chrome is already your default web browser.
Want Microsoft Edge as your default browser? Launch the app’s Settings menu, select Default Browser on the sidebar, and select Make Default.
Change Default Browser in Windows
Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer is usually the default web browser on Windows devices. If you wish to use other browsers to open web links, change your device’s default browser in the Windows Settings menu.
Press the Windows key + I to launch the Windows Settings app, select Apps, and select Default Apps on the sidebar.
Better yet, type or paste ms-settings:defaultapps in your browser’s address bar, press Enter, and select Open Settings (or Settings) to jump straight to the Default App configuration page in the Windows Settings menu.
Afterward, select the app in the “Web browser” section and choose your preferred default web browser in the “Choose an app” window.
On Windows devices running an old or outdated operating system (Windows 8 and below), the Control Panel is the only avenue to change your default browser.
- Press the Windows keys + R, type control panel in the dialog box, and select OK to open the Windows Control Panel.
- Set the “View by” option to Large Icons and select Default Programs.
- Select Set your default programs.
- Scroll through the list of applications on the sidebar, select the app you want as your default browser, and select Set this program as default.
Refer to this tutorial on changing the default web browser in older Windows versions to learn more.
Bonus: Using Default Browsers in Mobile Apps
Many social media and email apps on smartphones have built-in browsers. So when you tap a web link, the webpage opens directly within the app. If you’d rather view web pages in your default web browser, we’ll show you how to get it done on apps like Gmail, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Use Default Browser in Gmail
Open Gmail, tap the menu icon, tap Settings, tap Default apps, toggle off Ask me which app to use every time, and select your preferred browser. Select Default browser app if you want to open links with the default browser in your device’s Settings menu.
The Android version of Gmail no longer has an option to disable the app’s built-in browser. But you can make the change from Gmail’s app info page.
Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > All Apps (or See All Apps) > Gmail > Open supported links and select Don’t open in this app.
Use Default Browser in Reddit
To use your default browser to open web links in the Reddit app, tap your profile picture, select Settings, select Open links, and select Default browser.
Use Default Browser in Twitter
Twitter opens web links in the built-in “Twitter browser.” If you’d rather have web links open in your device’s default browser, head to the app’s “Display and sound” settings to make the change.
Note that you cannot use your iPhone or iPad’s default browser to directly open external links. You can only disable Twitter’s built-in browser on Android devices.
Open Twitter, tap your profile icon, select Settings and privacy, select Display and sound, and uncheck Use in-app browser.
Use Default Browser in Google
The Google app on Android devices opens links from search results in its built-in browser. To use your device’s default browser instead, tap More in the bottom-right corner, select Settings, select General, and toggle off Open web pages in the app.
Although in-app browsers offer quicker access to content, many lack basic and advanced features like website bookmark, ad blocker, webpage translator, built-in VPN, download manager, etc. So, it’s almost always better to view web content using your default web browser.
We should also mention that you can always change your device’s default browser as many times as you want. Let us know if you have any questions.