Change Your Default Browser and Mail Apps
For a very long time, Apple made it so you could only use its own apps as defaults.
Fortunately, the times have changed, and if you prefer Google Chrome or Gmail instead of Safari and the Mail app, Apple makes it really easy to select your default apps from Settings. Here’s how:
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and go to your mail app or browser app of choice.
- Tap on Default Browser App or Default Mail App.
- Select the browser or mail app you want to use.
And that’s it. Next time you need to open a link or create a new mail, your iPhone will open the new default browser or mail apps you chose by default.