S6 Edge Plus Default Apps Keep Resetting

[phillyball]

Just got a new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and every time I install ANY new app, I lose all my default application settings. So every time I try to run something, it'll ask me what application I'd like to use. So annoying to have to set them all up again every time I install any app. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Javier P]

Hello, welcome to the forums! It's normal that installing a new app will reset some defaults, but only those actions that can be performed by this new app.

 

[phillyball]

Unfortunately, this is every default setting. Example, today I installed a world clock widget. Shortly thereafter, every default application was wiped out. Literally. I went to the default apps menu in the settings page, and it was blank. This happens with any app that I install.

 

[Javier P]

That doesn't sound normal at all. Let me check with some experts.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Any updates to the OS recently? You might want to try a cache clear in recovery, or the settings menu.

From my G4
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[dpham00]

Try to go to the application manager and clear app data and cache on the settings app

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 5

 

[phillyball]

So, I tried everything listed. Everything was fine until I installed a new app. Then all default apps settings got reset again. I should probably add that it's not immediately after installing an app. It's usually about a few hours after. Can't say for sure it's the installation of a new app that's causing it. But I will say that I haven't had the problem for more than a week until today. I didn't install any new apps during the last week until today. Then bam, after instalkinf a new app, all my default apps were wiped out today.

 

[phillyball]

Disregard the last message. Finally figured out what it was. Turns out its due to the Samsung Kids Mode app. Just so happened that most apps I recently installed were for my daughter, and I would launch Kids Mode shortly thereafter. Took me a while, but finally figured it out. Thanks to all on this list for your help though!