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Apple May Allow Outside Mail and Browser Apps to Be Default on iPhones

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Martin Peers
· · Source: Bloomberg

Apple is considering allowing its users to make outside mail or browser apps as their default option on iPhones and iPads, instead of Apple’s own Apple Mail and Safari browser, Bloomberg reported. That would enhance the value of rivals apps like Gmail, which can already be used on Apple products but without the kind of integration with other iPhone software that Apple’s own apps enjoy. Apple’s...

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