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Fire Max 11 - Kindle reading app opening wrong browser
I installed Google Play services on the device, as I did on all my previous Fires. I made Chrome the default browser. Whenever I click on a hyperlink in any of my apps, it opens Chrome.
Except in the Kindle reading app. When I highlight a word or phrase and select "Web" it opens the Silk browser. Any ideas? |
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When I did first Web search on my Fire Max 11 (just now) it prompts for browser choice (in my case Firefox or Silk) and offers Just once or Always choice. I chose Always, and the next Web search launches Firefox, as expected.
I don't know how you get it to ask again after selecting a preference. But it seems yours is set to 'Always use Silk'. Surely there's some way to do it short of Reset to factory settings? Maybe go back into Default apps, select Silk, then set it back to Chrome? There's also a Reset app button. Finally if you go into Kindle APP settings there's an Allow App to open supported links. You can choose Ask every time. Maybe that will let you re-select default. Last edited by tomsem; 07-29-2023 at 05:34 PM. |
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This is a problem that I never encountered on my previous Fire tablets, but I am fully prepared that there is user error at fault. Thanks for the suggestions. |
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The Reset app preferences button is in Settings - Apps & Notifications - bottom of APPS section.
Yes I assumed it was initiated after selecting and choosing SEARCH from context menu. Another idea: install another browser (eg Firefox) set it to default and see if you get prompt to show up. |
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So I uninstalled Firefox and made Chrome my default browser again. The app went back to opening Silk. Then I uninstalled Chrome, reinstalled it, made it the default browser, and... The app still opens Silk! No choice is offered. One related thing that has worked correctly since I bought this device: When I highlight text and from the Wikipedia box select "Go to Wikipedia" it initially gave me a choice of using Chrome or the Wikipedia app. Since I chose Always Chrome, it does always open Wikipedia in Chrome from there. |
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Folks on https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/fire-general.4717/ might have some helpful ideas or solutions.
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Thanks. I'll give it a try.
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