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You'll Soon be Able to Set WhatsApp as Your Default Phone & Messaging App on iPhone

Mar 28, 2025, 12:27 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

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. The latest beta version of WhatsApp can be set as your default messaging app, default voice calling app, or both. Presumably, the feature will come to the non-beta version of WhatsApp soon. Apple initially developed the feature to appease EU regulators and was expected to limit it to that region, but later rolled out the feature worldwide. It is now part of a whole section in Settings for "Default Apps" that also includes email, Call Filtering, web browser, and Passwords & Codes.

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gloopey1

Mar 29, 2025, 8:07 PM

This Won't Be Big in the US

I don't see this option supplanting iMessage, especially with RCS messaging now available with Android phones.

crood

I agree for the US, but WhatsApp is very popular in Europe.

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