Interestingly, these design changes were first spotted way back in early 2023 during WhatsApp's development phase. Beta testers got a glimpse of the updated icons in iOS apps before Android users did.

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.

Apple has introduced a new option that lets iPhone users set third-party apps as the default for calls and messages. Now WhatsApp has finally released an update to support this API, which means ...

WhatsApp can now be selected as the default calling and messaging app on iPhone, if users so wish (via WABetaInfo). A change in the latest version of WhatsApp available on the App Store (v25.8.74 ...

WhatsApp on Wednesday announced several new features for Android and iOS users which bring more functionality to chats, voice calls, video calls, and Channels. As per Meta’s instant messaging ...

Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. You can now choose WhatsApp as your ...