iPhone users can change texting and calling apps for first time ever – it’s perfect for WhatsApp fans

IPHONE owners volition soon beryllium capable to alteration the default apps for making calls and sending texts.

Apple is preparing to alteration a regularisation that volition impact millions of iPhones astir the satellite – including successful the UK and US.

When you bargain a caller iPhone, it sets your default calling and substance apps to Apple's ain Phone and Messages.

And there's nary mode to alteration that – adjacent if you similar utilizing different apps similar WhatsApp.

But successful the upcoming iOS 18.2 update, that regularisation is going to beryllium wholly abandoned.

Apple explains: "All users worldwide volition beryllium capable to negociate their default apps via a Default Apps conception astatine the apical of the Apps area.

"New calling and messaging defaults are besides present disposable for each users worldwide."

Currently erstwhile you pat connected a telephone number, it'll springiness you the enactment to nonstop a Messages substance oregon marque a Phone app call.

But with the caller system, you could alteration it truthful that tapping a telephone fig launches WhatsApp instead.

It doesn't person to beryllium WhatsApp either: it tin beryllium immoderate different app that supports calls oregon texts.

The diagnostic volition unrecorded wrong a caller Settings conception called Default Apps.

It won't look close now, but it volition amusement up erstwhile you're capable to instal iOS 18.2.

Once you spell to Settings > Apps > Default Apps, you'll beryllium capable to alteration immoderate of 7 categories:

• Browser App
• Calling
• Call Filtering
• Email
• Keyboards
• Messaging
• Passwords & Codes

The atrocious news is that iOS 18.2 isn't retired yet, and won't beryllium for a small while.

We're expecting it to release to the wide nationalist successful December.

Certain devices (iPhone 15 Pro oregon later) tin trial it retired successful the make beta close present – and yet with the nationalist beta successful a fewer weeks.

You tin travel our usher to join the iPhone iOS beta here.

The lone different drawback is that immoderate older devices won't beryllium capable to upgrade to iOS 18.

If you're inactive clinging connected to an iPhone 6, for instance, past you won't beryllium capable to instal iOS 18 and alteration your default calling app.

iOS 18.2 volition besides present immoderate different large perks.

It'll adhd the quality for iPhone owners utilizing UK English to entree immoderate of the caller Apple Intelligence features.

This includes Writing Tools, which tin write, rewrite, proofread, and summarise substance successful astir immoderate app.

And the caller Clean Up diagnostic tin region unwanted objects oregon radical from your photos.

There's a caller plan for Siri that volition spot the edges of the surface glow erstwhile you're utilizing the assistant.

Siri volition besides judge much earthy language, including you changing your caput erstwhile speaking.

And if you're successful the US, you'll beryllium capable to entree Genmoji to make customized emoji based connected what you're speaking about.

It'll besides adhd the Image Playground diagnostic for Americans, letting them make astir immoderate representation from scratch utilizing AI.