How to change default apps on an HONOR phone

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-change-default-apps-on-an-honor-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · BRP-NX1M, EEA), MagicOS 10.0, Android 16 (build 10.0.0.169(C430E7R2P1) · HONOR Magic7 Lite

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 3 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

HONOR Magic7 Lite (BRP-NX1M, EEA), MagicOS 10.0, Android 16 (build 10.0.0.169(C430E7R2P1))

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Apps › Default apps

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Apps

   Open Settings and tap Apps; it is below Biometrics & password.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Default apps

   Below Permission manager.

   Done

3. 

   Tap the app type

   Ours: Browser app Chrome, Home app HONOR Home, Phone app Phone, SMS app Messages.

   Done

4. 

   Pick the app

   Only installed apps that can do the job are listed. Ours listed Chrome and Firefox.

   Done

5. 

   Check the dot moved

   The selected app is the new default. Ours showed Firefox selected.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Looking for Launcher? HONOR's older support pages call the Home app row Launcher (Settings, Default apps, Launcher, Honor Home). Ours calls it Home app and shows HONOR Home. Source: Some app icons are missing from the home screen

  

• No Default apps under Apps? Search Settings for Default apps; HONOR gives that route for older versions. Source: Some app icons are missing from the home screen
• Links keep opening the wrong app? Open App info for that app and check Open by default.

  

If this does not work

• Links in Messages won't open? HONOR says this happens when the default browser is disabled. Check Browser app here, then go to Apps, open that browser and tap Enable. Source: Unable to Open Links in Messages
• Only one choice? Only installed apps that can do the job are listed; before we installed Firefox, ours listed only Chrome. Install another app of that type first.
• Icons missing after changing Home app? HONOR says some apps may not show with a third-party launcher and recommends HONOR Home. Source: Some app icons are missing from the home screen

About this guide

The screenshots are from our HONOR Magic7 Lite, the European model BRP-NX1M, with MagicOS 10.0 and Android 16 (build 10.0.0.169(C430E7R2P1)), in Dark mode. Chrome was our only browser, so we installed Firefox for steps 4 and 5, then set Chrome back as default and uninstalled Firefox.

Good to know

To control what apps can access, change app permissions.

To use two accounts, use App Twin.

In short: Settings, Apps, Default apps.