Updated March 30 with more details of the change and how it will work for iPhone users.
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. And before you decide, there are changes that it will make to how your iPhone works—more details below.
WhatsApp updated on iPhone
It’s all a bit of a surprise, because Apple had previously said that the capability to pick preferred default apps would be for European Union users only, but now it’s available worldwide.
Until now, it was possible to choose various email apps as default, or choose between FaceTime, Zoom or the iPhone built-in…