On iOS and iPadOS, since versions 14, it is possible to change the default web browsing and email client app. So, as on Mac, you can for example choose Google Chrome to replace Safari as the default web browser and Spark to replace Mail as the default email client.
This means that when opening a URL or an email address on the iPhone or iPad, it is no longer Safari and Mail that will launch, but the desired and selected third-party applications.
We sawhere how to change default browser. Let's now see how to change the default email client. The procedure is almost identical and still just as simple.
Some conditions
You must have at least iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 or later version of one of the two systems. You must also download a third-party application compatible with changing the default email client.See here our list of apps that can replace Mail by default.
How to change the default email client app
- Go to the appSettingsfrom the iPhone or iPad, then in “Apps”
- Find the application that will serve as your default browser, Spark, for example
- Choose the “Default Email App” option
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- Choose “Spark” instead of “Mail”
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Now, whenever you tap an email address from an app like Contacts, Calendar, Safari, or something else, the Spark app takes over instead of Mail.
Note that from the moment you have made the change, for each first opening of an email address by application, a window will appear to confirm the opening of Spark.
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Finally, to reset Mail to the default browser, simply return toSettings > Spark > Default Email Appbefore selecting “Mail”.
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The procedure is obviously the same for any other web browsing application compatible with this default app switching functionality.
And if you also want to change the default web browser,follow the leader.
Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.
