Your iPhone comes pre-installed with several Apple-built apps. These include Calendar, FaceTime, Reminders, Safari, Notes, Maps, Health, Apple Music, and Mail, to ...

Your Mac comes pre-configured to open specific file types with default apps. Click on a web link, and it launches Safari. Open an email notification, and you're directed to Apple's Mail app. This ...

When you set up a new iPhone, you'll notice a wide range of preinstalled apps. Naturally, these apps act as the default for their respective purposes, such as iOS 17 defaulting to Apple Music for ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Your iPhone ...

The iPhone for years has offered some options for setting new default apps. For example, in iOS 14 you could set new defaults for email and browser. But the options have remained pretty limited. In ...

From web browsers to email clients, it's possible to replace many of Apple's default apps with better alternatives. What was long considered impossible has now been a reality for almost four years: ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Don’t let the wrong apps continually interrupt your workflow. Don’t let the wrong apps continually interrupt your ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...