
Tap the 3 dots in the top right corner and open “Default apps”. Then choose the app you want to set as default.
For instance, you can change the default Voice assistant, video player, and camera.
Now select the desired service who default app who want to change. On the Manage apps screen, tap the 3-vertical dots at the upper right and select “Default apps”. Open Installed apps (under App Settings) > Manage apps. The next time you open a file or a link, it will directly open up in the selected default app. You can change default app settings for Launcher, Dialer, Messaging, Browser, Camera, Gallery, Music, and Email. Select the ‘Default app settings’ option and switch the desired apps as default.Ī dialog box will open asking to confirm, simply select Replace. To change the default app settings in MIUI, go to Settings > Apps (Installed apps in MIUI v6). How to change default app settings in MIUI In MIUI 6 Perhaps, if you looking to switch the default launcher in MIUI to Nova launcher, etc., or set Chrome as the default browser in MIUI, then that can be easily done. Even if you Clear defaults for the stock apps, then still MIUI won’t show the ‘Open with’ option and you will be forced to use the defaults apps only.ĪLSO READ: How to remove Truecaller as the default dialer This can be annoying in case you want to open URLs using Chrome browser but they always launch in the default MIUI Browser.
Unlike a typical Android phone, Xiaomi phones don’t let you choose a specific user-installed app and then show the Always or Just Once option. Instead of offering default program settings to open a file or webpage, MIUI forces users to use the pre-installed applications.
Unlike stock Android and other custom Android ROMs, MIUI has a different way of handling the default applications on Xiaomi devices like Mi 3, Redmi Note 7 Pro, and Redmi Note 8.