WhatsApp has just announced new features for calls on Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac which may tempt users to prefer this as their default calling app.

WhatsApp ends support for iPhone 5s, 6, and 6 Plus starting June 1, requiring iOS 15.1 or later. Discover more!

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.

Support for the Apple Watch is of course also much better with Apple Maps. And here’s the big limitation: Apple Maps can only be replaced as your default iPhone mapping app if you’re in the EU.

Once you make these changes, your iPhone will automatically use WhatsApp for all calling and messaging activities. For instance, if you tap the phone icon next to a business listing on Google’s ...

iPhone users can now get setup so that WhatsApp is their default messaging and calling app. If your iPhone is updated to iOS 18.2 then the functionality is already available for you right now.

Since version 25.16.81, WhatsApp has offered partial text selection on iPhone, letting you highlight and copy just the specific section of a message you want.