Clearing default apps not working - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've been running marshmallow since the update came out and just now realizing that when I clear an app default it doesn't work.
I noticed that the way you clear defaults is now different than how lollipop was.
I went to settings>applications>application manager then the app and clicked on set as default and clicked on clear defaults. The app now says not set as default.
The problem is that it still being used as a default. I've tried other apps and same thing. I've tried clearing cache and data and same thing. The only way I found was to uninstall the app.
Is this a known issue? Or is there a different way to reset the default apps?
I am using the tmobile variant if that helps.
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This has happened to me a few times and I thought that I had gone into Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All > Market and pressed Clear Data and it worked. But you mentioned this didn't work for you. Did you clear data the same as I described?
Yeah. I just did it again for kicks and now all my apps showed up (and a bunch of updates). I guess second time's a charm.
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WD333 said:
This has happened to me a few times and I thought that I had gone into Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All > Market and pressed Clear Data and it worked. But you mentioned this didn't work for you. Did you clear data the same as I described?
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Wiping data will remove your downloaded apps. Open the Play Market, hit menu, "my apps" and you'll see a list of everything you currently have downloaded/installed. Swipe over and you'll find the list of everything you've purchased and downloaded recently (free or not).
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Have you tried the reset settings to default option? Or clearing the data for the messaging app?
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