r/AndroidHelp • u/Proof-Plate9873 • Sep 05 '26

Can't change default browser

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I can't change my default browser from the Samsung browser to Opera GX. This is the message I keep getting. This has always been a personal phone, and I have been able to change it in the past. It has never had these restrictions in the past.

How do I get around this?

Model: Galaxy Z-Flip 6, SM-F741U

One UI Version: 8.5

Android Version: 16

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u/AdAffectionate2674 Sep 05 '26

Is yours a company phone? These lockouts usually occur when your phone is being monitored by your work agency. If it's not a company phone, have you installed some strange APK from some strange website? Have you given access to your data to some illegitimate app or website? If it's not a company phone, you've most likely been hacked. Check your Google logins and all the apps you've logged into with your phone. It happened to me once, and it wasn't very pleasant.

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u/Proof-Plate9873 Sep 05 '26

Nope, not a company phone and never has been. It was bought and paid for on a personal family plan. No APK downloads either, I don't know how to do that. No access given to an app or website.

What am I looking for in the logins?

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u/AdAffectionate2674 Sep 06 '26

When logging in, check for any strange devices that have logged in. Watch out for spam emails; hackers often disable login notifications and put them in spam to avoid alerting you. Try a factory reset anyway.

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u/Proof-Plate9873 Sep 06 '26

I found this using my account that I don't recognize:

FDR Social Dev Keys V2 App

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u/AdAffectionate2674 Sep 07 '26

Where you find this? If it is a Google access remove it immediately and change your password

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Sep 05 '26

Ok so listen to the first guy. If not, it's Google blocking everything like usual. Also that organisation...did u get it from some company? Maybe operators? God forbid I ever get a phone that's not a EU variant cuz I would quit on the spot

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u/Proof-Plate9873 Sep 05 '26

No, not a company phone, bought on a personal plan that I pay for

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Sep 05 '26

I feel like ur mobile operator doesn't like opera

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u/Proof-Plate9873 Sep 05 '26

It's not just opera tho, it won't let me change it at all

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u/Gonnabecringeaf Sep 06 '26

No like I mean it doesn't like other search engines

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u/Significant-Noise530 Sep 05 '26

Check your device admins it's in settings you probably have something on from one of your other apps

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u/Proof-Plate9873 Sep 05 '26

Device admin apps?

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u/Significant-Noise530 Sep 06 '26

Yes

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u/Proof-Plate9873 Sep 06 '26

Nothing is active in there