Apple has defaulted to its own apps for years, and competitors like Spotify have argued that it uses these defaults to crush competition. That hasn’t changed with iOS 14, even though many apps already offer a user-adjustable setting to launch Google Maps or Apple Maps by default.Īpple hasn’t said much about its decision to limit default app changes to just the browser and email, but it certainly feels like an easy capitulation just as the company faces greater scrutiny from regulators over its App Store practices. Unfortunately, you can’t set Google Maps as the universal default for navigation and mapping. Image: dpreviewĪpple Maps has gradually improved over the years, but Google Maps is still far superior outside the US.
It meant you could extend the default way to capture photos without having to switch to different apps, all while having these extensions appear in every app that uses the camera.
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While Windows Phone supported default app switching for the camera, Microsoft and Nokia went further by allowing developers to build special third-party “Lenses” into the main camera app. Apple could improve the camera situation by opening it up to third parties as others have in the past. Apple will still force everyone to use its own apps for photos, maps, music, messaging, calendars, and more.Īpple’s built-in camera app is great for the basics, but there are so many better alternatives that offer advanced RAW shooting and other powerful tools that you might want to open from the lock screen shortcut or just appear automatically within apps that leverage the camera. But that’s as far as Apple’s default apps choices go.
It’s a move that means iPhone and iPad owners will be able to click on web links or email addresses in any app and have them open in their favorite browser or email client. Apple made a quiet and significant change to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 this week, allowing users to set default email and browser apps.
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