You can now set your own default web browser and email apps, but not every app supports the featurenot even Gmail.

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As previously noted, app developers must update their apps in order to allow them to be considered as a potential default web browser or email client in iOS 14.

Since Apple didnt reveal last Wednesdays iOS 14 launch was going to take place until last Tuesday, its no surprise that not every email client nor web browser has already been updated with the ability to be set as your default.

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And while I greatly enjoyed Apples virtual setup for the week-long Read more For example, you can set Edge, Chrome, or Firefox as a default browser, but not Brave (yet).

For email apps, Hey, Spark, and Outlook can all be set as your default email application in iOS 14, but not.

Gmail. Or not yet, which is surprising given that Chrome can be set as a default browser.

Youd think the updates that permitted this option would have gone hand-in-hand, but here we are.) Advertisement If you tap on an email link in Messages or Safari with Gmail as the only email client installed on your iOS 14 iPhone, youll see this prompt: Screenshot: David Murphy Advertisement If you would rather not restore Mail, thanks, you can now either wait for Google to update Gmail to allow it to be set as a default email appwhich it will surely do at some point soonor you can use the following workaround.

Simply switch to using Chrome as your default web browser (if you havent already).

When you tap on email links within the iOS version of Googles browser, itll launch the Gmail app (if you also have that installed).

I just tried it using one of the email links in my weekly Tech 911 column and it worked perfectly.

Advertisement Screenshot: David Murphy So, yes, youll have to use a Google product to be able to effectively use a Google product within iOS 14 (for now), and this trick will only work in Chrome, and not with any other email links you encounter on your iPhone or iPad.

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Im all for bashing Apples terrible decision in not giving developers especially independent developers enough notice or time after the GM of xcode dropped to get their final versions of apps submitted.

But lets not imply thats the reason Gmail isnt updated to take advantage of new iOS frameworks.

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