Question: Can we set Chrome as a default browser on the coding side( client side ) in Android( 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3) so that the webview inside a hybrid application ( HTML application packed through phonegap )is also opened in Google Chrome by default ?

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No.

First, you cannot make any app be the user's default. The user chooses what the user's default is.

Second, Chrome may or may not exist on the device.
I don't think so that you achieve your task. I draw this conclusion before reading below link :-

[To open settings page of chrome browser in android programmatically?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23059478/to-open-settings-page-of-chrome-browser-in-android-programmatically)

[How can i set the Google Chrome as a default browser of the application that i make programmatically](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14496788/how-can-i-set-the-google-chrome-as-a-default-browser-of-the-application-that-i-m)