google chrome – How can I cease this default internet browser dialogue popping up?


The beneath dialogue field has simply began popping-up after I open internet hyperlinks from different apps. As you possibly can see, I’ve Picky set as my default browser and no matter has triggered this dialogue thinks I ought to use Firefox as a substitute.

Picky is an app seems to macOS as a browser however is not actually one. It is an app that sits behind the scenes as a default browser and opens different browsers based mostly on configurable guidelines, e.g. opening Google Meet calls in Chrome

Do you want to change your default web browser to "Firefox" or keep using "Choosy"?

I might ordinarily suppose that that is triggered by Firefox (as a result of it isn’t set because the default) however I’ve motive to consider it is coming from macOS. I’ve confronted the identical subject earlier than on a special laptop computer however the suggestion was for Chrome to be my default browser. The dialogue would maintain popping up regardless of how I configured Chrome to NOT be my default browser. Till now I’ve assumed it was Chrome being overzealous in eager to be my default browser.

I belief Firefox to not being doing the identical factor so now have a principle that macOS has seen that regardless that I’ve Picky as my default browser I spend all my time utilizing Firefox. Has anybody seen this dialogue earlier than and managed to cease it popping up? I wish to maintain Picky as my default browser.


The textual content reads:

Do you wish to change your default internet browser to “Firefox” or maintain utilizing “Picky”?

Your default internet browser opens whenever you click on hyperlinks in locations like electronic mail messages, paperwork and different apps.

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