Google Chrome as Default Web Browser

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Google Chrome as Default Web Browser

I am on an iMac Mid-2011 desktop (yes, ancient!). When clicking on a link in Mac Mail, it always takes me to Safari. I would prefer it take me to Google Chrome. When I tried to change my web browser default in Apple>System Preferences>General>Web Browser Default I only see a check mark and no web browser names. When I go to Chrome>Preferences>Default Browser it says that Google Chrome is my default browser.

Any way to fix this and have the browser choices show in the Apple System Preferences?

Thanks

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Posted on May 2, 2023 6:45 PM

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TheLittles

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May 2, 2023 9:45 PM in response to eyanok

eyanok Said:

"Google Chrome as Default Web Browser: I am on an iMac Mid-2011 desktop (yes, ancient!). When clicking on a link in Mac Mail, it always takes me to Safari. I would prefer it take me to Google Chrome.[...]"

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Troubleshooting Chrome and Old macOS Interoperability:

Ask Google for their input, as they are the Developer of Chrome.

Contact Google, Firsthand:

Ask Google - they are the developer of Chrome. These are Apple forums. Here is the link toward asking them a question: How Can we Help You? - Google Pay Help

Report back what recommendation(s) they have for you to troubleshoot this.

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BDAqua

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May 2, 2023 9:23 PM in response to eyanok

Depends what OS you're on in the past it was done Safari Prefs You had to setup Mail to set something other other than Mail as the default Mail App!

Later, we could set Default Browser in Sys Prefs>General, then Sys Settings>General

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eyanok Author

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May 3, 2023 3:35 PM in response to BDAqua

Hi, I am on High Sierra 10.13.6. When I go to Safari Pref, it says Safari is not my default browser. I click on Set Default and choose "Keep Chrome."

In Sys Prefs>General, there are no default web browsers listed. It's just blank and I think that's my problem.

In Mail, I see no preferences for web browsers. It's email links that I'm trying to have open in Chrome rather than Safari.

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eyanok Author

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May 3, 2023 3:36 PM in response to TheLittles

I understand this is an Apple forum and it's Mac Mail that seems to be the issue here. It wants to open email links in Safari. Not sure how Chrome can help me with this, but I'll try anyway. thanks.

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TheLittles

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May 3, 2023 4:47 PM in response to eyanok

eyanok Said:

"Google Chrome as Default Web Browser: I understand this is an Apple forum and it's Mac Mail that seems to be the issue here. It wants to open email links in Safari. Not sure how Chrome can help me with this, but I'll try anyway. thanks."

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Try "Open With..." while on Mail:

Right Click: on the Link
Hover Over: Open With
Select: Other...
Click: Always Open With (so that it has a checkmark)
Select: Google Chrome or Chrome
Click: Open button

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BDAqua

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May 3, 2023 6:05 PM in response to eyanok

The problem is that Apple has been all over the map as to howe to actually set the browser to use when clicking on a link. If you were running Mojave you could do it here in Sys Prefs...

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