Setting an email client as the default used in the operating system is a key feature of any application dealing with emails.
Here is how to go about it for the two supported systems
Mac OS
Apple does not allow for an application on the Mac App Store to automatically set itself as the default client. This is due to sandboxing rules, where the application has a set area of what it can influence and change. In most cases, it can only affect changes to its own environment.
In order to set Kiwi for Gmail or Kiwi for G Suite as the default email client you should follow these instructions:
- Open up the Apple Mail application
- Open Apple Mail Preferences
- Select the General tab (if not selected by default)
- At the top, there is a Default Email Reader option
- Select either Kiwi for Gmail or Kiwi for G Suite there.
Once set, all mailto: links will default to the selected application.
Windows 10
Windows has set some limitations as well on automating setting an application as the default choice. The user will have to select the application through the Control Panel
Follow these steps to set Kiwi for Gmail or Kiwi for G Suite as the default email client:
- Open the Kiwi for Gmail / Kiwi for G Suite Settings
- On the General page click on the Make Default button
- Windows 10 Control Panel will open on the Default Application page
- From the Email selection click and select either Kiwi for Gmail or Kiwi for G suite