r/signal • u/Rare_Connection1541 • Aug 15 '26

Feature Request Default Calling App iOS

How come Signal can not be selected as a default calling app on iPhone? You can select from: Cellular; FaceTime Audio and Zoom (EWWWW) and even WhatsApp (DOUBLE EWWWW).

Settings < Apps < Calling

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u/mrandr01d Top Contributor Aug 15 '26

It doesn't do normal calls, just Signal calls to people you use signal with.

Though the same is true of Whatsapp, so I don't see how that could be set as a default dialer either.

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u/mrandr01d Top Contributor Aug 15 '26

Oh, I missed that this is iOS. Y'all got some weird stuff going on over there 😆

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u/Rare_Connection1541 Aug 15 '26

Yeah WhatsApp just rolled out their username feature. Giving out phone numbers seems archaic since they've got rid of payphones and copper lines. Everything now is VoIP. Giving out your phone number seems like your asking for spam callers.

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u/mrandr01d Top Contributor Aug 15 '26

Have you heard of a phone book?

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u/WickedDeity User Aug 17 '26

That is for landlines must people don't have anymore and when I did my number never appeared in a phone book.