Change default email client?

[Martin29]

It used to be easy to change the default email client.

In IOS 10 I can see no way to do this. Am I missing something?

I can of course remove the apple mail app, and replace with something which suits my purposes better. But if I then use mailto: from a web site, IOS asks me to reinstall apple's mail client.

It seems to me, ridiculous that we can remove apple's mail client, but not replace it with something which does the job completely. On that basis, I assume I'm missing something? Can anyone help?

 

[Lappen71]

You have never ever been able to change default email client.
Install and use...yes but if you press an email adress Apple´s own email clinet starts.

 

[Martin29]

Thank you Lappen.

I'm beginning to get very frustrated with Apple. Surely if I pay to buy a device, I should at least be able to choose how to use it.

 

[Lappen71]

Thank you Lappen.

I'm beginning to get very frustrated with Apple. Surely if I pay to buy a device, I should at least be able to choose how to use it.

When you buy a device and first activate it you agree to use it at Apple´s terms.
So no you cant choose.

 

[TheIntruder]

Not allowing the users to specify default email clients or browsers is one of iOS' biggest omissions.

Mail is fine, and does what I need it to do, but I can easily see how it doesn't meet the needs of some users.

I've always preferred something other than Safari on any platform, and having to work around its intrusion in iOS is a PITA.

Apple embodies the "Think Different" slogan even less now than when they actively used it in marketing.

Now, it's more like 1984, and the people in the audience are Apple's customers.

 

[Yun0]

is it that hard to copy/paste the email u want to send an email to..?

god the "this is 2016 apple should this should that" intentional blow ups etc..

 

[C DM]

Changing the Default Mail Client to Another App in IOS 10
Many third party email clients on the Mac will ask you if you want to set them as the default mail app, but regardless you can always set it yourself using the following actions:

1. Open the “Mail” application in IOS X – yes open the Mail app even if you’re wanting to use another mail client
2. Pull down the “Mail” menu and choose “Preferences”
3. Go to the “General” tab
4. Look for “Default email reader” and click on the menu to pull down other mail app options – if the mail app you want to use is not shown in this list choose “Select” to browse the /Applications/ folder and select one manually

Everyones available mail clients will likely be different, depending on what apps are installed on their Mac. In this screenshot example, the possible email reader apps to select are: Google Chrome (for Gmail), Mail.app (the default in iOS X), iTerm (for pine, the command line mail client), and Sparrow Lite (a third party mail app).

Choosing the “Select” option will bring up a Finder Open window viewer to locate applications stored elsewhere in iOS X, whether it’s the Applications folder or somewhere else. If you’re going to download a third party email client like ThunderBird, remember to throw it into the /Applications/ folder before selecting it through the Mail’s default selection procedure.

if you want to use a webmail app within a browser (to be perfectly clear, that means a mail service like Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or Hotmail loaded in the web browser and not in a mail client application) as your Macs default mail client you’ll need to use a variety of tweaks to launch the browser directly. For example, setting Gmail as the default for Chrome and other web browsers is just a matter of using a javascript or browser extension, and is completed in a moment.

All of this is for the Mac, it has nothing to do with iOS.

 

[BrianBaughn]

I use the stock Mail app but I don't think this would be that big of a deal for me if I didn't. I'd have the stock Mail app setup with my accounts and just use it to send to the linked recipients on the rare occasions that occurs for me. Receiving, reading and normal composing would be done through the 3rd party app.

 

[Martin29]

The really strange thing is that up to and including IOS 9, we could not remove the default mail app. It was, however, possible to nominate a different client as the default.

Now, we can delete the Apple app, but cannot nominate it's replacement as default.. Something just doesn't make sense!

Are we not grown up enough to be able to decide for ourselves what to use on our expensive devices, and how to use them?

 

[C DM]

The really strange thing is that up to and including IOS 9, we could not remove the default mail app. It was, however, possible to nominate a different client as the default.

Now, we can delete the Apple app, but cannot nominate it's replacement as default.. Something just doesn't make sense!

Are we not grown up enough to be able to decide for ourselves what to use on our expensive devices, and how to use them?

How exactly was it possible to set another app as a default one in iOS 9 and earlier?

 

[Lappen71]

The really strange thing is that up to and including IOS 9, we could not remove the default mail app. It was, however, possible to nominate a different client as the default.

Now, we can delete the Apple app, but cannot nominate it's replacement as default.. Something just doesn't make sense!

Are we not grown up enough to be able to decide for ourselves what to use on our expensive devices, and how to use them?

No no no...you have never ever been able to do that. Stop repeating something thats not true.
And FYI you don't delete the app you only hide it because the apps are so integrated into iOS its impossible.

 

[willmtaylor]

It was never possible. It's how Apple does things. Move on or get over it.

Don't blame Apple for not performing your due diligence before investing. SMH.

 

[electronicsguy]

The really strange thing is that up to and including IOS 9, we could not remove the default mail app. It was, however, possible to nominate a different client as the default.

Now, we can delete the Apple app, but cannot nominate it's replacement as default.. Something just doesn't make sense!

Are we not grown up enough to be able to decide for ourselves what to use on our expensive devices, and how to use them?

It never was. Don't know what you've been smoking.

 

[Daniel80]

When you buy a device and first activate it you agree to use it at Apple´s terms.
So no you cant choose.

If you don't accept terms you can't use device that you pay. After that you must to remain on some update that is not good because APPLE don't let you to go back.
Is ok ? NO

 

[Lappen71]

If you don't accept terms you can't use device that you pay. After that you must to remain on some update that is not good because APPLE don't let you to go back.
Is ok ? NO

Yes it´s ok because YOU AGREED TO IT.
If you dont agree you dont buy....very simple.

 

[bigjnyc]

This is a huge omission by Apple, I personally don't mind since I love the default email app... I've tried many others but always keep going back. But I definitely think iOS 10 was a great opportunity for Apple to allow this with the ability to "hide" stock apps

 

[C DM]

This is a huge omission by Apple, I personally don't mind since I love the default email app... I've tried many others but always keep going back. But I definitely think iOS 10 was a great opportunity for Apple to allow this with the ability to "hide" stock apps

Perhaps something that Apple might decide to do in the future, but so far it isn't something that Apple has been supporting in iOS.

 

[posguy99]

Are we not grown up enough to be able to decide for ourselves what to use on our expensive devices, and how to use them?

This really gets old, but I'll try anyway.

Yes, you're "grown up enough" to decide what to use on your device. And Apple is also "grown up enough" to write their software however they like. Don't like what they've written for the platform, vote with your wallet.

 

[stooovie]

Set same email accounts in both Mail and your app of choice. This way, everything works and you only see Mail when you're sharing (you can share with 3-rd party mail clients too, like Outlook).

Boom, done. Most of them even have Spotlight integration.

 

[Mefisto]

^Exactly. Just a little addition to that, which is step 1.

Step 1) Disable notifications in Mail, and store it in your "applesuxwhaaaawhycantwepickandchoosebooooo"-folder (some users here seem to have these).

Step 2) Use whatever mail app you wish in it's stead.

Yes, you still sometimes have to use the native mail app when clicking on a link or sharing for example (yes, I know, a positively horrendous user experience), but maybe this arrangement could go a little way toward not feeling that deep anguish over this issue.

 

[C DM]

^Exactly. Just a little addition to that, which is step 1.

Step 1) Disable notifications in Mail, and store it in your "applesuxwhaaaawhycantwepickandchoosebooooo"-folder (some users here seem to have these).

Step 2) Use whatever mail app you wish in it's stead.

Yes, you still sometimes have to use the native mail app when clicking on a link or sharing for example (yes, I know, a positively horrendous user experience), but maybe this arrangement could go a little way toward not feeling that deep anguish over this issue.

You can just "remove" the Mail app.

 

[AeroZ]

You can just "remove" the Mail app.

If you remove (hide) the Mail app then you won't be able to quickly send e-mails by clicking links in Safari or in other apps. So removing the app doesn't help much.

 

[Martin29]

I want to thank those who have responded constructively here. Your views are welcomed and helpful, though the fact Apple obviously want to control how we use our expensive devices is still frustrating.

To those who have responded with unnecessary and rude comments, please don't waste your time. If you have nothing better to do, go and find something constructive elsewhere. For your information I have been using Apple products for far more years than I care to remember, and I need lectures from you folks even less than I need a large corporation telling me how to read my mails.

 

[Lappen71]

I want to thank those who have responded constructively here. Your views are welcomed and helpful, though the fact Apple obviously want to control how we use our expensive devices is still frustrating.

To those who have responded with unnecessary and rude comments, please don't waste your time. If you have nothing better to do, go and find something constructive elsewhere. For your information I have been using Apple products for far more years than I care to remember, and I need lectures from you folks even less than I need a large corporation telling me how to read my mails.

Clearly you do despite your long use of Apple product don't know how it works.

There is no company who tells you how to read your mail.
You have many many different mail apps to choose from in AppStore.
Maybe iPhone is not the device for you because clearly you want to modify functions and Android is the solution for you.

 

[HopefulHumanist]

It used to be easy to change the default email client.

Like others have said, it has never been possible to change default apps. How did you not know that through all these years of using Apple products?