Sunday, December 25, 2016

Howto: Setting Firefox as the Default Browser on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Phone [Random]


I end up spending a lot of time figuring out where the default browser setting is. A lot of instructions on the internet are for a regular Android phone, and unfortunately the Xiaomi phone runs MIUI and so things look a bit different. 

To change the default browser to Firefox on MIUI8, go to Settings -> Installed Apps -> Defaults (icon at the bottom) -> Browser. (See the pictures below)

The main reason I want to use Firefox is because the uBLock Origin ad blocker works on it.

Instruction with pictures:

In Settings, select Installed apps.
In Installed apps, select Defaults (icon at the bottom).
In Defaults, select Browser.
In Browser, select Firefox.
Finally, profit!