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[mulmen]

Does Google do the scummy thing where these toggles get reset to default after an update?

[rjh29 → mulmen]

Yes. Very commonly they change a feature, put the old behaviour behind a config setting (flag), then silently remove the flag later.

[benterix → mulmen]

No, this is mainly Microsoft's domain. Google's thing is boiling the frog under the hood.

[Eduard → mulmen]

same with Firefox in my case. after restart, it asks to be the default browser. and again. and again.

[SushiHippie → Eduard]

You can disable this in the settings, go to settings and you immediately see the checkbox "Always check if Firefox is your default browser"

[Eduard → SushiHippie]

that's the whole point: Firefox does not remember my choice.