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How to change default apps on a Samsung Galaxy phone

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Updated 24 October 2026 · Checked October 2026

Devices: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (One UI 8.5, Android 16) and Samsung Galaxy A57 (One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE))

Publisher: Saadat Rafiq

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In this guide
  1. Open Apps
  2. Tap Choose default apps
  3. Pick a category
  4. Choose the new app
  5. Check the change
  6. If you do not see this option
  7. Good to know
  8. Sources
Quick answer

Open Settings, Apps, Choose default apps. Tap a category such as Browser app, Phone app or SMS app and pick the app you want to use from now on.

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device
Android
Shown on
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16, Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B), One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE)
App
Settings
Path
Settings › Apps › Choose default apps
Real screenshots
5 of 5 steps
Our phone
Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5
Checked
October 2026
Sources
1 official, linked below

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  1. Android screenshot: Open Apps

    Open Apps

    Open Settings and tap Apps.

  2. Android screenshot: Tap Choose default apps

    Tap Choose default apps

    It is the first item on the Apps page.

  3. Android screenshot: Pick a category

    Pick a category

    The list shows Browser app, Caller ID & spam app, Digital assistant app, Home app, Phone app, SMS app and Wallet app, each with the app currently used.

  4. Android screenshot: Choose the new app

    Choose the new app

    Tap the category and select the app you want. Only installed apps that can do the job are listed. On our phone the browser list offered Chrome and Samsung Browser.

  5. Android screenshot: Check the change

    Check the change

    Default apps then shows the new app under its category: ours read Browser app, Chrome. We switched it back to Samsung Browser afterwards.

If you do not see this option

About this guide

Default apps decide what opens when you tap a web link, a phone number or a text message. Change them when you install another browser or messaging app.

Step 5 is from the same phone after its One UI 9 update (Android 17).

Good to know

Opening links, at the bottom of the same list, decides which app opens links to its own website.

In short: Settings, Apps, Choose default apps, pick a category, choose the app.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.

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