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Apple will let everyone set new default phone and messaging apps with iOS 18.2
More options! More fun!
That’s not the case, though: a note on Apple’s developer website states that all users worldwide can set new default apps for calling and messaging in iOS 18.2. The first iOS 18.2 developer beta went out today, and it didn’t take long for 9to5Mac to spot the new options. But the big stuff, like support for alternative app stores and browser engines, has mostly been confined to the EU.
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