In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set and change default app in Android Lollipop, KitKat or Jelly Bean. As an Android user, you have the choice to choose from thousands of applications. Nowadays, Google Play Store is one of the largest marketplaces for mobile apps. Either for playing a video file or an audio file you can install different apps. It is your choice to choose in which you want to perform your task. Suppose you want to open a link, then you can select from different browsers like chrome, opera, UC browser and many others like this.
Every time you try to open a link, Android prompts you to pick which browser you wish to use for that task. Obviously, it is a good thing, but it slows down your performance speed. Every time for a file type, you need to select from your applications. However, for quicker tasking you have to set an app as default app. Let’s know how to do it.
How to Set Default Application in Android?
Suppose you have installed two different video players like MX player and VLC media player on your device. When you open a video file like MP4, MKV, AVI, etc. you’ll see a popup box to choose your app in which you want to play that video.
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There are also two options to perform that task; Just once or Always. If you choose Always, then that application will be selected as the default app for that file type. In this way, you can easily set default app in Android.
How to Change Default App in Android?
After few days of use, you want to change default app in Android, or you want to try a new video player instead of VLC. In that situation, you need to reset the default setting for that app to select a new one as default. To remove a default app in Android follow the below steps.
On your Android device navigate to phone’s Settings menu and open Apps. Here you’ll get a list of applications whose are installed on your phone or tablet. Open All tab to see all installed applications. From there choose an app in which you want to remove default settings. Let’s select VLC. Inside the Application info menu for the application scroll down to Launch by default section and tap on Clear defaults. Now there is no default application to play a video file. Now you can open a video file and set a new application as default application on your device.
Use Default App Manage Lite
If you want to clear your all default apps or want to change the default app in Android, then it would be difficult to search that app, because not all apps have a default option. So you can install Default app manager lite application from Google Play Store to set and change different apps from defaults.
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This app supports different categories to choose, like Audio, Audio Streaming, Browser, Calendar, Camera, Car Dock, Desk Dock, Ebook, Email, Launcher, Images, Messaging, Office files, Video and Video Streaming. Select your category and set an app as default app. From the All defaults menu, you can easily clear default setting from different applications. This is an easy and fast way to change default app in Android.