Android has always been a fairly open platform — and this extends to giving users choice over which apps are the defaults. Unlike Microsoft, which controversially obscured the functionality in Windows ...

Choose an app type to pick a default. Screenshot: Android To change the app that handles text messages, for instance, select SMS app and then your preferred app.

If that sounds like you, keep reading and learn how to set the default apps on Android 12. Don't worry; this process isn't even remotely challenging, and should something go awry, it's very easy ...

Open the Settings app on your Android smartphone, and use the search feature to look for “ default apps. ” Choose the Browser option, then switch to the browser you want.

These are the steps I followed to change the default SMS app on the TCL 30 V 5G phone running Android 11 that I’m using at the moment, but the process is the same for any of the above apps.