Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 18.2 as a developer beta with a bunch of AI features, such as Gemmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration.
Along with that, the company also released a new default menu to change your default apps, and it is not limited to email and browser selections. Now, you can access a dedicated menu to change all default apps for messages and calls.
The default app menu description says, “Manage your default apps for iPhone, including choosing the apps you prefer to use for opening links on the web, sending emails, making contactless payments, and more.”
To access this menu, go to the new Apps sections in Settings on iOS 18. Under that, tap on the Default Apps option. Now, you will see the option to n select new default apps for email, messaging, calling, call filtering, and web browser.
The default app menu also lists the apps related to passwords and codes, along with the keyboard apps you have installed on your phone. Here, you can select the apps you would want to access while filling in passwords or typing in text.
Apple has said the EU will see default options for translating text and navigation apps in Spring 2025. When it launches, you might also see some additional options.
Users must remember that this feature is only available for iOS 18.2 developer beta users. It will take weeks for this feature to become available to download for general users. Until then, stay tuned for more updates!
