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How to Make Signal or WhatsApp Your iPhone's Default Messaging App

As much as Apple would like it, iMessage is not the only messaging platform in the world. Yes, RCS is nice, but a lot of people prefer using WhatsApp and Telegram instead. And given the divisive state ...

iOS 26 lets you change your default iPhone apps, here’s how

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

iPhone now lets you make WhatsApp your default for messages and calls, here’s how

iPhone users can now get setup so that WhatsApp is their default messaging and calling app. If your iPhone is updated to iOS 18.2 then the functionality is already available for you right now. This ...
9to5Mac

WhatsApp can now be your default calling and texting app on iPhone

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, ...
Cult of Mac

iPhone will soon let EU users replace default phone and messaging apps

European iPhone and iPad users will be able to kick Apple’s Phone and Messages apps to the curb if they wish. The same goes for an array of other applications that iOS currently makes the default ...