Once you make these changes, your iPhone will automatically use WhatsApp for all calling and messaging activities. For instance, if you tap the phone icon next to a business listing on Google’s search ...

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.

WhatsApp users on Apple iPhone can now choose the popular messaging service as their default app, from today. It will also work for calls and there are ramifications which will apply with Siri, too.

Change default iPhone and iPad apps under Settings > Apps > Default Apps. Options include browsers, messaging, contactless apps, and autofill setups for password managers. You can't pick a new default ...

Apple reinvents the act of making, taking and dodging phone calls with the updated Phone app in iOS 26, thanks to a bold new design and the addition of several cutting-edge features. They include Call ...

Apple's Phone app for macOS 26 means you don't need to pick up your iPhone to take a phone call while you're hard at work on your Mac. Here's how it works, and what it looks like in action. With the ...

Discover 5 easy ways to make phone calls directly from your iPhone lock screen. Save time and stay connected with these ...

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 ...

If you spend more time communicating on your iPhone through WhatsApp than any of Apple's first-party options, we have some good news for you. As spotted by WABetaInfo this week, the newest update for ...

WhatsApp can now be selected as the default calling and messaging app on iPhone, if users so wish (via WABetaInfo). A change in the latest version of WhatsApp available on the App Store (v25.8.74) ...