Choose an app category, like Browser app or Phone app. Pick a new default app from the list. To reset the default apps, select Reset app preferences from the apps list in Settings. This article ...

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 ...

Most of us stick to the preinstalled apps on our phones and trust them to handle our calls, photos, messaging, and just about every standard activity. They're effective, familiar, and polished, so ...

Changing the default messaging app on your Android device is a straightforward process that allows you to customize your texting experience to your liking. Here are five methods to help you switch to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You don’t have to stick with Apple’s picks. You don’t have to stick with Apple’s picks. Little by little, Apple ...

In iOS 18.2, Apple introduced the ability for users to set their default apps for messaging, calling, call filtering, passwords, contactless payments, and keyboards. Previously, it was only possible ...

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 ...

iOS 18.2 includes a new "Default Apps" section that can be found in the Settings app, which can be used to manage your default apps for the iPhone. This is a feature that Apple promised would be ...

Forget Apple Intelligence—this major change is confirmed. No one saw this coming from Apple—but it is, and it’s also coming earlier than expected. Forget iOS 18.1; the real change starts with iOS 18.2 ...

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, ...

Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy—who can see which actions you take—across all of the app’s ...

I had to help a friend with his computer over the weekend. It seems his PC forgot he had Adobe Acrobat installed and instead it was opening PDF files in Google Chrome. I wasn’t quite sure how his ...