As Apple's default web browser, and given the iPhone's high user rate, it's not surprising that Safari is still one of the most popular mobile browsers out there today. Long-time iPhone users are ...

What was long considered impossible has now been a reality for almost four years: iPhone owners are allowed to pick their own default apps for core functions such as email, phone, messaging, and web ...

There have been third-party internet browser apps on the iPad for years, but they've never been able to serve as your default browser. That is, until iPadOS 14. The new iPadOS 14 update now lets you ...

Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of ...

Using the search engine you like best is a preference many internet users don’t take lightly. But it can also be tricky to configure the browser(s) you use to operate with the search engine you prefer ...

I’ve spent the last few months using iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on a daily basis while writing Take Control of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, but only recently was I able to try out one of the most exciting new ...

DuckDuckGo can better protect your privacy and personal data while searching the web. We'll show you how to make it your default search engine. Alexandra is an associate editor on CNET's Performance ...

Whether or not you change phones frequently or stick to your trusty device for a few good years, the choice of default apps usually remains the same. And it's perfectly fine. My friends give me weird ...

Back in the early days of OS X, Apple’s desktop operating system shipped with an Internet preference pane that let you change, among other things, your default Web browser and email app. At some point ...