How to make Google Chrome the default browser on your iPhone, using iOS 14's new features
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Dave Johnson,William Antonelli
Sep 30, 2020, 00:51 IST
It only takes a few taps to set Chrome as your iPhone's default browser.Hollis Johnson
To make Google Chrome the default browser on your iPhone, you'll need to open its Settings page.
If you've updated your iPhone to iOS 14 or newer, you can set a variety of internet browser apps as your default.
Once you've made Chrome the default browser on your iPhone, you can move its icon to the Dock to replace the Safari icon.
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The iPhone has been out for over a decade, and for most of that time, Apple has only allowed one browser to be the default: Safari, the one they built.
But starting with iOS 14, you can now change the default internet browser (as well as your default email app) by going into your Settings. This means that Google Chrome fans can finally set the app as their default, and use it for all their browsing.
Here's how to set Google Chrome as the default internet browsing app on your iPhone, and how to fully replace Safari.
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