Everyone's chasing the next big app -- meanwhile, I'm over here vibing with Notes, Weather, and Mail.

Windows offers a wide range of applications. Almost every kind of software is available for Windows 11/10. Even if you want to make a shortcut to copy and paste, you have a freeware to do it ...

A default app is the one you'd like your operating system to use to open certain files or links. Understandably, out of the box, Android defaults to Google applications. For instance, the default web ...

What was long considered impossible has now been a reality for almost four years: iPhone owners are allowed to pick their own default apps for core functions such as email, phone, messaging, and web ...

Windows 8.1 comes with several default applications, including Mail, Music, Videos, Photos, Games and Camera. These default programs are arranged on your Start screen; left-clicking an icon opens the ...

With Windows 10, you can quickly and easily change your default Web browser…as well as your default app for reading email, viewing photos, playing music, and more. Here’s how to go about it. Pop open ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Windows only: Free, open-source application Types is a lightweight, user-friendly tool for editing default applications, icons, and context menu options for filetypes in Windows. You can already tweak ...

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...

Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger. Her main focus is Windows, but she also covers everything from mobile tech to video games to DIY hardware projects. She likes to press buttons and ...

Apple just removed one of the biggest remaining restrictions from the iPhone and iPad. It’s finally possible to change the default email application in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to something other than ...