The Android mobile system is widely used by the vast majority of people who own a smartphone, and we can do all sorts of things with it.The fact is that it works with almost all apps if they are downloaded different types of files Being able to open them and see their content is not a problem, there are good free apps for opening these files and you can also decide which files we can use to open these apps on Android.
Choosing which application we want to use to open the file is what we have so far, apparently version 12 of the Android OS, they removed this option, in this article we’ll look at how to open files and download them, using Apps of your choice, using only the mechanisms provided by the mobile system
How do I see my Android’s default apps?
Since it is normal for devices to be ready to use, nothing needs to be configured, which means they have default settings to perform the tasks you need. That’s why it’s important before deciding which application will open the file; knowing which ones are responsible for opening the files and which ones are the main ones used by the system, based on the file type.
To access the information that tells us which application is responsible for everything, you must follow the path below.The first thing you have to do is go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps, here you can See what is the default application Applications that will run under certain circumstances, such as opening or viewing PDF files.
What is the procedure to change the application that opens the file?
Now that you know which apps are available for each task you perform, you can access to make this change and choose which apps will become the default. This is one of the advantages that Android offers, which is very welcome because it allows you to precisely control the device with the apps you like to use the most.
This is easy to do no matter what phone you have, just select this option and it’s done, like opening the file directly or from the phone settings, you should know when to download and install the app They are not automatically set to defaultlet’s see how to proceed with both methods.
Open the file directly
Opening a file with the application you want is relatively easy to do, the first thing you should know is that if you decide to open the file; in the first case it will open with the default application, so before doing so, You must also have the application installed to open the file.
To choose the application that opens the file, press and hold the file for a moment to open a small menu, Select «Open As» in the options; A pop-up window will then open indicating all possible programs that can open this file, find the program of your choice, and click it to open the file.
Set up from your phone
Now you can decide which application will be responsible for opening certain files, instead of selecting it in the future, just select the files that it will open in the application you specified, for which you will follow the steps below.
- Go to settings.
- Apps and Notifications.
- Then there are the default options.
- Now go to Advanced.
- Default application.
In this section you can see all the default apps that came with the factory system, as well as apps you downloaded, some of which also appear. Shows the category of the file type for each fileyou just select the desired file for each case, and when you open the file later, the file you select in this section will open.
How to restore default application settings?
If for some reason you need to change all of these default settings made by the application used to open the file, you can control this. You can do this when you restore the default options and leave the device as factory, it does not mean that apps downloaded from the Play Store will be deleted.
To reset the settings, you have to follow the path Settings>Apps & Notifications>View All Apps, here you select the app you want to reset; Advanced Settings> Open by default> remove the defaults, so you’ll end up with those properties that belong to you as the default application