Apple to finally allow e-mail and browser default apps to be changed on iOS, and widgets on the home screen

This is one of the biggest changes to land on iOS in years, and it's incredible that Apple didn't even talk about at the event — probably because it couldn't find a way to mention it as a benefit without facing the obvious "what took you so long?" criticism. But you can finally, finally replace the email and browser apps with your own third-party choices for actions like opening a link or composing a message directly from another app. (Do note that all iOS web browsers are still just Safari with a skin, like they've always been, though.)

iOS joins the ranks of almost every Android launcher released since 2008 by finally supporting widgets on the home screen.

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Unless you slept in really late today, you're probably aware that Apple just dropped a whole pile of news on the world at large, including



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