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

Your default apps are the apps your iPhone uses automatically in certain situations. So if you tap a phone number on a website, for example, your iPhone will open ...

With iOS 18.2, Apple has introduced a new option that lets iPhone users set third-party apps as the default for calls and messages. Now WhatsApp has finally released an update to support this API, ...

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March 31, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google In the iOS 18.2 update, Apple gave users a dedicated Default Apps tab, finally letting us pick our own default ...