Google does offer similar options for changing the default provider in Photos for Assistant but it does not support any other third-party alternative. Setting a default podcast provider will set it as the player of choice across Google Home, Chromebook, Smart displays, Android 6.0+ TVs, phones, and tablets.Īs of now, the settings menu in Google Assistant is only showing the option to set Google Podcasts as the default service provider, though other providers should show up sooner than later. Google has updated Assistant silently to add an option to select the default podcast provider.
You can now set the default podcast service in Google Assistant to. It will be interesting to see if other vendors also decide to take a leaf from Mozilla's book, or if Microsoft puts a stop to this - without coming in the crosshairs of antitrust authorities, that is. On the other hand, Microsoft has cautioned that this is not a "supported" methodology to change default apps in Windows as it circumvents the anti-hijacking protections the company baked in to the OS against malware.Īs of now, the method works in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can see it in action, courtesy of The Verge, below: This has essentially been done by reverse-engineering Microsoft's own one-click process for Edge, such that it works for Firefox too, and does not require user interaction beyond a single confirmation click. As reported by The Verge, Firefox 91 (which was released on August 10) now allows you to change the default browser directly from within the browser itself, instead of guiding users to the Settings app in Windows. The bad news is that in Windows 11, this is becoming even more cumbersome for end-users and vendors as the OS requires users to change the default browser for each type of extension individually.Ĭlearly tired of Microsoft's antics, as hinted by the company previously, Mozilla has now decided to bypass the Redmond tech giant's UI altogether. While this means that users have to jump through extra hoops to set up, let's say, Mozilla Firefox as their default browser, it also means that vendors such as Mozilla face more competition from Microsoft's own offering, which is Edge. Mozilla bypasses Microsoft, makes it easier to set Firefox as default browser in WindowsĬhanging the default apps such as browsers in Microsoft Windows 10 is not a straightforward process.
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