In the iOS 18.2 update, Apple gave users a dedicated Default Apps tab, finally letting us pick our own default apps for messages and calls. Unfortunately, not many apps have been updated to take ...

OS has long let users set new default apps in a variety of categories, and the available options expanded in iOS 26.

Apple will soon allow you to change your iPhone’s default phone app to the popular instant messaging app WhatsApp. According to WABetaInfo, iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default app for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers the consumer tech beat for Forbes. Apple recently rolled out the iOS 18.4 update and expanded Apple ...

In iOS 18.2, Apple added an option to designate a third-party app as the default for calling and/or messaging. Now, third-party apps are starting to support the feature, starting with WhatsApp. The ...

What was long considered impossible has now been a reality for almost four years: iPhone owners are allowed to pick their own default apps for core functions such as email, phone, messaging, and web ...