How to set Chrome as the default browser in iOS 15

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(Pocket-lint) – Apple hasn’t always been very enthusiastic about its customers using third-party default apps for anything. Instead, it prefers you to use its own preinstalled apps for things like email and web browsing. But with iOS 14 that has changed.

If you’re using iOS 14 or iOS 15 on your device, you can actually change Safari for Chrome as your default web browser. The times – as the great Bob Dylan once sang – are changing.

How to set Chrome as default

Your first step is to download the latest version of Chrome for iOS from the App Store. If you have already installed the app, check for updates.

However, if you don’t have the updated version, chances are it will detect it immediately and give you the option to update it.

Once downloaded, follow the steps below to set it as your default browsing app.

• Update Chrome to the latest version
• Go to Settings on your iPhone
• Scroll down until you find Chrome
• Press “Default browser”
• Choose Chrome

Once Chrome has updated, open your iPhone’s main settings menu and scroll down until you find the list of apps at the bottom. Find Chrome, and that’s where you’ll find the default browser option.

Once you’ve done that, whenever you click on a link shared with you, Chrome will automatically open as your preferred web browser.

It should be noted that the first time you try it, it will ask you for permission to open Chrome before opening the link for you.

There you have it, a quick and easy change that means you can now use your preferred browser by default.

Written by Cam Bunton. Originally published on September 11, 2020.