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OnePlus: Change Default Apps for Assistant, Browser and More

If tapping a link or asking for voice assistance keeps opening the wrong app on your OnePlus phone, a default app assignment is pinned to a tool you no longer want. This happens after installing a new browser, messaging app or voice assistant that never took over the role automatically. The system keeps using the old default until you switch it manually.

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VersionAndroid 10 · Oxygenos 10

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Change Default Apps auf OnePlus

OnePlus phones assign one app per function, such as browser, messaging or digital assistant. Android keeps using that assignment even after you install a better alternative, because the system never re-asks which app should handle a task unless you tell it to.

This is controlled through Open the SettingsTap on Apps & notificationsTap on Default apps. From this screen you see every category with a default app assigned, including Assistant & Voice input. Tapping a category shows all installed apps that can fill that role, and selecting a different one switches the assignment immediately.

This fixes cases where links open in an unwanted browser, or where a voice command launches an assistant you stopped using. It will not help if the app you want is missing from the list entirely. In that case the app usually needs to declare support for that role, so reinstalling it or checking for an update is the better first step.

Switching a default app has no effect on your data or saved settings inside the apps involved. Only the system-level link between the action and the app changes, and you can switch back at any time from the same screen.

Frequently asked questions

The app has to explicitly register itself for that role. If it does not appear under Default apps, check for a pending update in the store or reinstall the app, then return to Open the SettingsTap on Apps & notificationsTap on Default apps.

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