[tor-bugs] #33154 [Community/Tor Support]: Correct Support documentation that incorrectly states there is currently no supported method for setting Tor Browser as your default browser. (was: Edit incorrect Support documentation that incorrectly states there is currently no supported method for setting Tor Browser as your default browser. macOS users can set Tor Browser as the default browser.)

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#33154: Correct Support documentation that incorrectly states there is currently no
supported method for setting Tor Browser as your default browser.
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 Reporter:  monmire                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement                  |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Community/Tor Support        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  support, mac, docshackathon  |  Actual Points:
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Old description:

> Tor Support Portal [https://support.torproject.org/tbb/tbb-32/ Can I set
> Tor Browser as my default browser? There is currently no supported method
> for setting Tor Browser as your default browser.]  [[BR]]
>

> On macOS Catalina Version 10.15.3, users of Tor Browser 9.0.4 can set Tor
> Browser as the default browser:  [[BR]]
>

> `Apple SSD (or Apple HDD) > Applications > System Preferences.app >
> General > Default web browser: Tor Browser.app`  [[BR]]
>

> After a macOS user sets Tor Browser as the default browser, the user can
> read the following confirmation in Tor Browser:  [[BR]]
>

> `Tor Browser > Preferences > General > Startup > Tor Browser is currently
> your default browser`

New description:

 Tor Support Portal [https://support.torproject.org/tbb/tbb-32/ Can I set
 Tor Browser as my default browser? There is currently no supported method
 for setting Tor Browser as your default browser.]  [[BR]]


 On macOS Catalina Version 10.15.3, users of Tor Browser 9.0.4 can set Tor
 Browser as the default browser:  [[BR]]


 `Apple SSD (or Apple HDD) > Applications > System Preferences.app >
 General > Default web browser: Tor Browser.app`  [[BR]]


 After a macOS user sets Tor Browser as the default browser, the user can
 read the following confirmation in Tor Browser:  [[BR]]


 `Tor Browser > Preferences > General > Startup > Tor Browser is currently
 your default browser`

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Comment (by emmapeel):

 OK, I have corrected the outdated information, with
  https://github.com/torproject/support/pull/118

 But I am not sure we should encourage users to set up TBB as their default
 browser. Also, a macOS user should check the instructions

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