Why Won't Chrome Save as Default Browser?

[Emily Judd]

Thank you a million! I just left iPhone for an s4, this was a deal breaker for me. I had spent hours trying to fix it! Thank you again!

 

[corwin4]

Removed my Kohls app, restarted and it works!!! Thank God for your posts!! It was ddriving me crazy! ♡

 

[nurho83]

Holy crap thank you all! That was driving me batty. Uninstalled Kohl's app and things worked as they should.

 

[bcrit]

Same thing is happening to me but I don't have a Kohl's app. Any other thoughts?

 

[Worlds2See]

I don't believe it! I've been having this issue for an eternity and had entirely given up on ever solving it! Just uninstalled my Kohl's app and it actually seems to be working now. I can't thank you enough for your detective work!!!

 

[shivasdad]

My GS4 (Sprint/Credo) has a universal problem with defaults not sticking. Are you having problems with other apps?

 

[nixter1128]

Even though I think I'm talking to myself now, looks like the culprit was Kohl's! I downloaded that one and it immediately came back. None of the others made anything happen. If you're having this issue, try deleting that one and see if it helps.

THANK YOU for figuring out it was Kohl's!! This has been bugging me for days and I couldn't wrap my head around why my default browser wasn't working. Turns out the Kohl's app did it for me as well - I won't be installing that again!

 

[Skeek]

Wow!! This was a huge headache for me as well. Contacting Kohl's immediately!

 

[devoncohn]

You have no idea how much I appreciate you figuring this out! I was going crazy!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't believe it was the Kohl's app. When you said it, I thought, "I have that app!!!" I am feeling much less stressed now.

 

[paels]

Thank you for figuring this out! I've been dealing with this for over a year and I gave up on fixing it a long time ago. Kohl's app was also the culprit for me. I never would have gone through all my apps to figure out. Good work and thank you!

 

[Jason Wallman]

I don't have Kohls either and have been suffering this since a system update months ago by verizon or google android os. I'm just about to buy an iPhone 6 over this issue alone!

 

[MgDivenire]

you can just delete other browser apps, then Chrome will open up as default for sure!

 

[mojomatt2]

For me the culprit was eBible. I guess you just have to uninstall your apps one by one to see which one is responsible.

 

[roy ellis]

Could of been God trying to call

 

[Kathleen Chapman2]

It reply on internet

 

[gaiuslove]

Every time I click on a link, either in Google search or in an email, it asks me which browser I want. I always choose Chrome and click the "always" button, but it never stays as default. Any clue how to fix this?

Thanks!

This worked for me, using Android version 9 (aka Pie).

Home, settings, apps, Chrome (or any browser your phone gives you the option to use when you click on a link), Browser app. A list of unselected browsers will appear and you can select which one you want to use.


Here's a slightly faster way in Android 9:

Home, settings, apps, upper right 3 dots, Default apps, Browser app. A list of unselected browsers will appear and you can select which one you want to use.