With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple will finally let you set third-party browsers and email apps as default on iPhone, iPad

Apple announced iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 last night at its WWDC 2020 opening keynote “online” event. There’s a lot to look forward to, in the days to come, if you own an iPhone 6S and above or an iPad Air 2 and above, thanks to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. But there’s one thing that probably slipped under the radar amid all the talk about home screens and how Apple plans to make its devices even more secure and private with the next major update to iOS and iPadOS. In a first, Apple will finally let iPhone and iPad users set third-party browsers and email apps as default.

This is possibly one of the biggest changes coming to the iPhone and iPad with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. Until now, Apple did not let you change “any” default app on the iPhone and iPad, which meant Apple Mail and Safari were your only options. Starting with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, users will be able to switch their default mail and browser apps to say Gmail or Outlook, Firefox or Chrome. It seems Apple is only letting you change defaults to mail and browser apps for now, but hey, it’s a start.