Friday, September 19, 2014

updates - How can I make Android remember default apps after upgrades?


After choosing a default program for an action, every time an app gets updated that relates to that action, the OS unnecessarily asks which program to use. I can't be the only one to be aggravated by this defect.


It's especially irritating for apps that get updated frequently and serve multiple intents.


Here is the scenario:



  1. User installs app (for instance, a new web browser-Dolphin)

  2. User performs intent (for instance clicking a hyperlink from an email)

  3. Android OS asks user which app to use.


  4. User selects Dolphin browser, checks check box at the bottom of the popup window with the label "Use As Default" and selects new web browser app.

  5. Android Market installs new update for Dolphin.

  6. User performs same intent as #2 (clicking a hyperlink from an email)

  7. Android OS forgets "use as default" setting and Android OS asks user which app to use. [Steps 3-7 repeat ad infinitum]


The bug occurs at step 7.


I submitted a bug report for this issue. In the meantime, is there an app that works around it?




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