Issues with apps defined as default for certain actions, or how to define them such.
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Remove default action?
When I try and add a picture to an SMS it only lets me choose a picture from my dropbox. I accidentally hit to make it use dropbox all the time - how can I change it back?
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Regular voice calls stopped working, was earlier. Maybe Skype related. Android 4.0.3
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4.0.3.
The problem:
It was working fine until today, for both voice calls and Internet use, as well as for Skype calls. (I had installed Skype for Android ...
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How do I hide or disable the Clear Defaults dialog or notification?
Everytime I am asked to associate and select a default app to open something with,
I always get this Clear defaults message:
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Selecting Always (after ...
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Reset application specific or phone-wide default image folder
I was browsing with the official Facebook app and when sending a picture to a friend I used SkyDrive as the folder where to choose my files from. Then I accidentally made it the default folder. So ...
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Can I remove User Dictionary Application itself ? not just words in it?
My process monitor shows the User Dictionary Application is taking up all the CPU the device has got so even phonecaller app crashes.
I'd like to remove the whole User Dictionary Application if ...
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Is there a way I can see a list of all the applications I've set as “default”? [duplicate]
I've accidentally set some applications as "default" in the past, but I currently do not remember which ones. Is there a way to get a list of all applications that have defaults that I can clear? ...
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Sony xperia ringtone
I am using this mobile for over a week now and accidentally, I tapped on open (always open) on my ringtone such that, now I cannot set any MP3 ringtones and stuck with default Sony ringtones.
Is ...
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Galaxy note 10.1 reset s-note picture import preferences
When I tried to import a picture earlier I accidentally set the S-note picture import preference to Gallery. Before that I was given the choice to import from Astro etc. .
I tried to delete all ...
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How to make “Navigator” my default mapping app?
Right now if I click a maps link my phone asks if I want to open in
Dolphin
Google Maps (Standard/classic interface)
Web
I prefer using the Google "Navigation" application for its features, such ...
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Was Firefox ever the default browser for Android?
Before I bought my Android, I heard that Firefox was its default browser. Upon noticing that this is not the case, I had assumed that the Internet browser on the Android was Google Chrome, but I just ...
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How do you clear share actions bound to ‘copy to clipboard’?
I accidentally set a sharing intent to always copy to clipboard. I know that usually to unbind these defaults, you go Settings > Apps > All > [bound app] and hit the 'Clear defaults' button from ...
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make chrome default browser
I'm using Galaxy Note 2
Nowadays, every link in FB app and in Whatsapp is opened in the native browser
I want to make Chrome the defualt browser for all actions including these two apps.
How can I ...
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Stopping an app from hijacking browser downloads
I have an app (EBookDroid) that automatically opens all PDF links instead of letting me download them. Is there any way to stop this without uninstalling the app?
I'm on unrooted Android 4.2 and ...
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default video player for youtube
I really want to change the video player when viewing youtube videos in the browser. It always plays videos using the default android vid player and I want to change it with mvideoplayer. help please?
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How can I undo the “Do Not Ask Again” for using my home screen wallpaper as my lock screen wallpaper as well?
I use an app called "Live Video Wallpaper" or LVW which is basically a live wallpaper that allows you to select a video as your live wallpaper.
I have no problem with it but I accidentally checked ...
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setting a default launcher
Ok so I rooted my samsung galaxy note 10.1 today. I immediately bought the full version of adw launcher and installed it. Now I have a bit of experience with Android and launchers so I have tried all ...
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Can an app register itself to consume certain URLs?
This is not a programming question but a usability one.
News site example.com has an annoying habit: when I follow a link to an article, the site first displays a pop-up saying “come use our app ...
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Regarding file association in ICS
I have a Micromax Supercanvas 2 phone.
I installed ES File Explorer from Play Store. I was browsing through various directories and files. When trying to open server logs, events, and other similar ...
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I can't get call options such as Viber or Skype
I've chosen 'direct call' as my default calling option by accident. When I'm calling someone I want to be asked which application I want to choose (Dialer/Viber/Skype). When I go to ...
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How do I set a default application that gets used without enquiry?
Say I've got that app that allows me to make phone calls over my private WiFi network (FRITZ!App Fon if that matters).
Every time I'm going to make a call, Android asks me which application to use: ...
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how to stop 3rd party video player from opening mp3 files
When I install MoboPlayer it becomes the default mp3 player for Gmail. This is a problem because it can't actually play mp3 files associated with Gmail (it can't find the file location).
All the ...
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how to assign an app to an event?
I would like to use NFC tags with NFC Task Launcher or AutomateIt but I get every time I scan the tag a popup asking for the application to use (I have a few NFC related ones). I have a Samsung Galaxy ...
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Tapped Always instead of Once
I'm sorry for the stupid question, but I accidentally tapped "always" to choose the app when I meant to tap "once" (in text messaging). How do change it?
I tried to tap "Clear Defaults", as ...
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Click2Call with Google Voice on Android
I have an HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus 3) with T-Mobile USA online-and-walmart-exclusive 30$/mo 5GB@4G unlimited data plan, and I was disappointed to find out that I cannot use the official Google ...
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Videos are directly streaming onto my default player. Want to open in Opera so I can download it
I have been using Android for the last week.
I have Opera for browsing. I download videos from a website directly thru Opera. While downloading it asks me whether to open the video in Opera or ...
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Default dialer on Samsung Galaxy S3
I have a new Samsung Galaxy S3 running ICS (4.0.4). I would like to use the Go Dialer as my default dialer.
The stock Phone app does not claim to be the default dialer, and in fact I've downloaded ...
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Where does Android store the “default application for file type (open with)” settings?
Where does Android store the default application settings that connects each type of content with a designated application?
I mean which application open each kind of file or content type so if I got ...
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Youtube videos open in browser by default
When I'm browsing the net using the Internet app (the default browser), youtube links open up in the browser and not in the youtube app. I don't get to choose any option like before. In Applications ...
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Choose default music player to play / pause music on hands-free button press
I like the feature to use button on the hands-free (headset) to play / pause music. I have a bunch of music players installed on my phone: Apollo, Sony Walkman, Play Music, etc. When I use the ...
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How do I set a default calendar-app in Android (Jelly Bean)?
I've installed PocketInformant and use it as my calendar app on my phone with Jelly Bean. However, when I get appointment/calendar event reminders, it's the stock calendar that notifies me. This is a ...
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How to make Opera Mini the default browser?
I have tried many times to change my phone browser from the stock android to Opera mini... As you all know the stock browser is slow and unresponsive.
Before I get overloaded with comment: YES I HAVE ...
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Clear Default not enabled in 4.0
I'm trying to set Chrome as my default browser but cannot. I go to apps and the clear default button is not enabled and says no default is set.
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Set a particular browser as “always”
I have Galaxy Nexus with JB. I got stock browser on it and Chrome and I also installed Firefox just to keep it there since I'm a developer and I can test stuff on all three.
But the question I'm ...
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How to make stock browser stop asking which browser I want to use?
I know almost this exact question title was asked, but the original asker stated that he had not set any browser as a default. I, on the other hand, ALWAYS select the stock web browser as the default.
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Clear the “Do not ask again” dialog in Gallery when changing Wallpapers
As you might know, when you try to change the wallpaper on ICS (for your homescreen), the OS will ask if you want to set the same wallpaper to the lock screen, and the proper "do not ask again ...
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Why does my phone keep forgetting the Default apps?
Am running CM 7.2 on a Nexus One. Have tried resetting defaults with "Default App Manager," but eventually no matter what I do, my device forgets the Defaults for my Browser, images, music, SMS, ...
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How do I set a system-wide default browser?
I seem to have the opposite problem from this question: I'd like to set a single browser (probably the default one) to open every website. What happens at the moment is that every single link pops up ...
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How to set default action handler permanently?
I've set defaults apps for many actions like sending email, opening PDFs, opening webpages etc. But, when I install or update an app which could handle that action, this default is cleared (even if ...
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How do I disable the stock Gallery app?
I just downloaded QuickPic and so far it's all good and fast. It has more features than the stock Gallery including the ability to include / exclude certain folders from view. For this reason, I don't ...
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Switching to TouchNooter home from Stock Home
So I have just rooted my Nook with TouchNooter.
When I press the home button it asked me which I want to set as the default GO Launcher or Home. I chose Home as the default.
Now, I can't figure out ...
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How to write a script to assign adobe reader as the default application for opening PDFs on Android? [closed]
I am distributing locked down tablets to my employees, ~40.
Right now, one application opens a PDF and the user is presented with multiple PDF readers to choose from. This could cause confusion (I ...
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How can I set a new app as my default launcher on a Galaxy Ace?
I downloaded a launcher app on my Samsung Galaxy Ace (iPhone Locker; actually its a locker app but it pretends to be a launcher). Now when I press the Home button, the list of launcher apps pops up. ...
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How can I make Android remember default apps after upgrades?
After choosing a default program for an action, every time an app gets updated that relates to that action, the OS unnecessarily asks which program to use. I can't be the only one to be aggravated by ...
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Reset ringtone picker preferences
My Samsung Galaxy S2 on Gingerbread was set to use Handcent as the default ringtone picker, and I accidentally changed this back to the built-in ringtone picker. How do I get it to use Handcent again? ...
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How to change a default application in Ice Cream Sandwich?
I used the ADWLauncher EX by default while having Gingerbread 2.3.6.
Today I have manually updated my Nexus S to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3, and I wanted to give the new default launcher a shot, but I ...
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How to set the default dialer?
Where are the configurations to set the default dialer? I installed a new one and want to know where I set the default.
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Associate a file type with an application
I want to change the default application starting when opening e.g. an mp3 file.
Now the android music player starts when I open an mp3, I want e.g. spotify to start instead.
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How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file types?
Most OSs show a nice summary about which application will be used to open a certain file type. Android does not seem to have such a function.
How can I track and manage the default applications?
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How to set Spotify as default Music Player?
I want spotify to appear in the drop-down menu instead of the default music player. Is this possible?
(I stream all of my music, so I don't need the default music player).
(By "drop down menu", I ...
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How can I change the default browser?
I need to change the default browser in my Android device to Opera. Is there any way to do that?
