Alternate Browser Configuration on iOS/iPadOS

What 
 It can be desirable to use browsers, other than Safari.  Apple now provide two such methods for i(Pad)OS. 
 
 Web Clip URLs sent to devices to open particular pages 
 Changing the default browser i(Pad)OS 18+ 
 
 When/Why 
 Internal policy may suggest a different browser is used for compatibility.  Perhaps though, it is better to allow users to choose their preferred browser, but delivery of certain Web Clips contain pages better suited to a different browser. 
 Where an alternate browser is targeted, that browser must already be installed on the device. 
 How 
 Web Clip URL 
 Page may need to be a non-secure or secure link, http or https respectively.  Be sure to test the URL link before mass deployment. 
 Configuring a Web Clip Payload to use either http or https, will cause the Web Clip to open in the users chosen default browser.  This will be Safari, if not changed. 
 For example, on an non-configured device, meaning Safari is default, either of the following should open using Safari: 
 
 
 http://ww.filewave.com   
 
 https://www.filewave.com   
 
 Each browser has an identifier which may be set to force the Web Clip to open in that browser, including: 
 
 
 
 Browser 
 Browser URL Prefix 
 Browser URL Secure Prefix 
 
 
 Google Chrome 
 googlechrome:// 
 googlechromes:// 
 
 
 Firefox 
 firefox://open-url?url=http:// 
 firefox://open-url?url=https:// 
 
 
 Microsoft Edge 
 
 microsoft-edge-http:// 
 
 
 microsoft-edge-https:// 
 
 
 
 
 Example 
 Imagine the Google Chrome web browser is the chosen target application for the Web Clip, either of the following should open using the Google Chrome browser: 
 
 googlechrome://www.filewave.com   
 googlechromes://www.filewave.com   
 
 Using the latter example, this is how this should look in the URL of the Profile Payload: 
 
 Force Default Browser 
 As of FileWave 16, it is now possible to leverage the newly added Apple feature to force a different default browser on i(Pad)OS 18.2+. 
 This is a command sent to devices: 
 
 In this instance, it should be the Bundle ID of the Application, e.g. 
 
 
 
 Browser 
 Bundle ID 
 
 
 
 Safari 
 
 com.apple.mobilesafari 
 
 
 Firefox 
 org.mozilla.ios.Firefox 
 
 
 Opera 
 com.opera.OperaTouch 
 
 
 Microsoft Edge 
 com.microsoft.msedge 
 
 
 Google Chrome 
 com.google.chrome.ios 
 
 
 Brave 
 com.brave.ios.browser 
 
 
 
 As a Command, it does allow users to overrule the chosen Browser, but as with other commands, the policies are re-pushed every 24hours.  However, it is possible to prevent users from altering the default browser with a restrictions profile: 
 
 As per Apple's documentation, this restriction does not prevent the MDM command from setting an alternate browser: 
 
 Related Content 
 
 Managing Web Clips on iOS / iPadOS