iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default calling and texting app

Thank you, EU.

(as someone who doesn&#x27;t use an iphone or whatsapp) What&#x27;s the purpose of this? Surely if you want to call a <i>phone number</i> you want to make a <i>phone call</i>?

Would love to be able to do this, but with Signal.

Cool, I hope I can set Google Photos as my default too.

Has anyone found a sandboxing&#x2F;muzzling method yet for WhatsApp requiring access to all of your phone contacts to function? I have overseas family that I&#x27;d like to keep in touch with, they all seem to use WhatsApp, and I can&#x27;t get them to use Signal instead. I&#x27;ve tried installing it a number of times, but as soon as I see that it requests Contact List permission and refuses to move forward if I deny it, that gets a big NOPE from me, and I uninstall it.

Every crypto&#x2F;stock investment scam I have been exposed to via Facebook Ads has used a whatsapp group to communicate with victims. Great to hear it will be easier to be victimized now.

If you say anything derogatory about Zuck it disconnects.

Still can&#x27;t have 2 WhatsApp accounts on iPhone, though.

eek, giving Facebook any permission is not ideal

Does it work with TOTP codes like Messages? That&#x27;s my benchmark. Google Voice does not.

New attack vector unlocked

Can WhatsApp use cellular?

Will WhatsApp ever do the opposite and let me make a real phone call instead of forcing me to call using WA when I hit a contact card from a message? It’s really frustrating when data is spotty

India, Brazil, and Indonesia iPhone sales go brrr.