OS has long let users set new default apps in a variety of categories, and the available options expanded in iOS 26.

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Your iPhone is your daily tether to the ...

Choose an app category, like Browser app or Phone app. Pick a new default app from the list. To reset the default apps, select Reset app preferences from the apps list in Settings. This article ...

One of the enduring legacies of the ’90s browser wars has been an outsize attention to how Microsoft handles default app settings in Windows, especially browser settings. The company plans to make it ...

To change this setting, go to All Settings, Picture, and Picture Mode. Then simply test these modes to see which you prefer.

Google's Pixel lineup of phones are packed with smart features - but a few setting tweaks can make them even better.

Alarming media reports again this week warn that your iPhone’s default settings expose you and your data to hackers. Whether or not this threat affects you, it’s an easy setting to change and you ...