I opened an attachment in outlook, clicked on a link and it’s telling me I need to reinstall mail
what on Earth. Is there a fix coming for this?
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Default email not working even when clicking a link in Outlook!
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I opened an attachment in outlook, clicked on a link and it’s telling me I need to reinstall mail
what on Earth. Is there a fix coming for this?
Sounds like Mail is still being treated as the default app -- seems like there are still some issues with the whole default app functionality:
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Default apps revert after app updates! Is this acknowledged?
I know the reboot issue was fixed, but this is arguably even worse. Are there any plans to fix this? Is it something that even can be fixed, and would it be Apple or the devs that had the power to do so? Basically defeats the purpose of having defaults if you have to remember to set them after...
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Sounds like potentially turning off the default option for it and turning it back on might work, as reinstalling might. However it seems that there might still be an issue with the default option being reverted when an app is updated and/or when the device is restarted.
The default email app remains Outlook at all times on mine, but the phone still prompts me to reinstall Mail when clicking an email address...
Seems like that implies that Outlook isn't being treated as the default mail app.
Are you running the latest iOS 14 release? I know with iOS 14, this was a problem and was (supposedly) fixed with 14.01 I believe.
Seems like there are still some inconsistencies that remain for at least some people when it comes to default apps even With iOS 14.0.1.
That looks like it could be the case, if he has already upgraded iOS. He should go ahead and file a bug report with Apple.
You should be able to do it at http://feedbackassistant.apple.com (it might ask you to login and I believe your Apple ID should work for that -- it's not something that's just for paying developers basically).