Some government agencies encourage a “text first, talk second” approach to keep phone lines open for emergency calls. Plus, sending a text uses less battery than a phone call.

Now WhatsApp has finally released an update to support this API, which means that users can choose WhatsApp to be the iPhone’s default app for calls and texts.

My partner and I started long-distance and we communicated over phone calls. I realized I prefer them to text messages and started calling friends.

These 8 New Texting Features in iOS 18.2 Will Make Your iPhone Texts Sizzle The Messages app becomes more playful -- and more practical if you're out of range -- in the latest iOS update.