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 ...

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 ...

Your iPhone uses preinstalled Apple apps by default for system actions like opening links, making phone calls, and more. But iOS lets you set new default apps in a ...

I'm an iPhone user in the European Union, which means I can benefit from all the perks that the European Commission has forced on Apple. I have access to third-party App Store alternatives, ...

Apple will soon let iPhone users in the EU change the default phone, messaging, and other apps. The changes aren’t expected to take place this year but they could have a significant impact. iPhones in ...

The iPhone for years has offered some options for setting new default apps. For example, in iOS 14 you could set new defaults for email and browser. But the options have remained pretty limited. In ...

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. You can now choose WhatsApp as your iPhone’s default ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...