In the iOS 18.2 update, Apple gave users a dedicated Default Apps tab, finally letting us pick our own default apps for messages and calls. Unfortunately, not many apps have been updated to take ...

Google Contacts could soon make it easier to initiate video calls. You’ll soon be able to set a default app for video calls, namely for Connected Apps such as WhatsApp. When Connected Apps are not ...

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Many apps (social, browsers, games) request contact access even when it's unnecessary. Allowing access lets apps upload and share your entire address book beyond your control. Contacts get sold, cross ...

• Google’s “Calling Cards” feature is now widely rolling out in v188 of the Phone app, allowing Android users to personalize incoming/outgoing call screens with full-screen photos and styling options.

Currently, Expressive Calling isn't available to everyone. It's still in beta, which means it's only for those who have ...

The Phone app on iPhone doesn't often get updated, but with iOS 18, Apple has given it some love by adding several notable new features, such as suggested contacts and the ability to add new numbers ...

After years of neglect, Apple has finally begun to take the Contacts app seriously on iPhone. It’s strange to think that an app built around phone numbers would be so neglected by Apple's first phone.

The update allows Android users to customize images, colors, and text on contact call screens. The update allows Android users to customize images, colors, and text on contact call screens. is a ...

Google's new Call Reason feature lets Android users mark calls as urgent before dialing, displaying an urgent label to recipients using Phone by Google app.

Among the many useful things that the pre-installed Health app offers is Emergency Contacts. By adding emergency contacts to your iPhone, you (and emergency services) can quickly contact the most ...