Iconia One 7 B1-770 default browser problem

Hi everyone,

I just bought an Iconia One 7 (B1-770), and the pre-installed EZ Gadget software is being used by default to open URLs in other apps (like gmail and the Google App). I would much rather these open in Chrome.

I've tried clearing defaults under Settings > Apps but the app details for both EZ Gadget and for Chrome say there are no defaults set. I also tried disabling EZ Gadget, but then links in gmail won't open at all.

Does anyone know another way to change the default browser? Or another work-around so links will open in Chrome other than using gmail.com ?

Android version 5.0.1

Thanks!

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-Justin

ColleenC,

Here is something that might work, you might have already went through these steps based on your post.

Settings
Apps
Find chrome and select clear defaults
Find the browser app that is currently opening by default on the tablet
Select clear defaults on that app as well
Then next time you open a website it should ask you which you want to be default

Should that fail, I would uninstall that app and restart to see if that fixes it. If that does not work, you might need to just reset it to defaults without that app.

ColleenC

Thanks Justin,

I had tried to do that, but the "clear defaults" options for both applications was unavailable (greyed out).

I was able to solve it by installing a third browser. That seemed to trigger the app selection prompt when I clicked a link, and I was able to set the default to Chrome.