As spotted by WABetaInfo this week, the newest update for the popular third-party messaging app allows iOS users to set WhatsApp as their default app for both calling and messaging. You might ...

iPhone users running the latest beta version of WhatsApp can now set the app as their default for both calls and messages. First reported by WABetaInfo, this feature appears in version 25.8.74 of ...

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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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 ...

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature for iPhone users, which enables them to set WhatsApp as their default calling and messaging app. With the latest iOS 18.2 update, iPhones can now launch ...

With iOS 18.2, Apple added a number of new options in the Default Apps section of Settings, likely in response to antitrust scrutiny around the globe. Among them are the ability to designate ...

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With the latest version of the app, iPhone users can now set Google Maps as their default navigation app, completely replacing Apple Maps. You can now set Google Maps as your default navigation ...

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.

With the latest update to WhatsApp on iOS, users can now set the Meta-owned app as the default for calling and messaging. When set as the default app, WhatsApp will automatically be launched when ...