How to find default browser set on android device

Question

Is there any way to find out which browser is set as a default browser on android device? On android device there may be multiple browsers installed but out of which only one set as a default. I need to find it out programmatically.

Thanks in advance. Early response is appreciated..

Answer 1

You are welcome to use PackageManager and resolveActivity() to attempt to determine what activity (in what app) will handle a particular Intent. However, this may indicate that the chooser will handle the request, because there is no current default (e.g., user just installed a new browser, and so the chooser will appear for the next Web browser request).

Answer 2

This code may help you:

Intent browserIntent = new Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW", Uri.parse("http://"));  
ResolveInfo resolveInfo = getPackageManager().resolveActivity(browserIntent,PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);

// This is the default browser's packageName
String packageName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName;

and if wanna start it, do as follows:

startActivity(getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName));