To make this process a bit faster, you can actually double-tap any item in Files’ column view to instantly open it, thus skipping the inspector step altogether.
Once the file is selected, you can either tap the ‘Open’ button in the inspector to open it in the associated app, or you can tap the selected file again to open it. When you tap an item in column view, it doesn’t automatically open – it reveals the inspector sidebar on the right side of the screen instead. In column view (which is only available on iPad), the behavior is slightly different. Once you’ve invisibly “associated” a document type with an app, you can tap the document in Files’ list or grid views and it’ll open in the last-used app – no need to invoke the share sheet again. This comes into play for the different methods of opening files quickly without using the share sheet, which is another obscure aspect of Files I wish Apple made more obvious. The Files app remembers the last app you used to open certain file types.
How to open a specific file type in a different app. js file in Kodex instead of Pretext (which was the default) by selecting the ‘Open in Kodex’ extension in the share sheet.
For instance, you can see how I’ve opened a. To do this, long-press the item you want to open in a different app in Files, select ‘Share’ from the context menu, then find a suitable ‘Open In…’ extension in the share sheet. There’s a way, however, for users to override these default associations by using the share sheet and a different ‘Open In…’ extension at least once.