Tuta Mail could soon be your default iOS mail app – but only after filing a complaint against Apple

Tuta Mail could soon be your default iOS mail app – but only after filing a complaint against Apple

Apple has now replied to Tuta's request, meaning it's set to be enabled as one of the default email apps in iOS. Here's all you need to know.

The settings of the iPhone operating system have for some time been offering a separate range for so-called standard apps. Standard apps are applications that are used by default to send emails, to open links on the Internet or to navigate and can be preconfigured in the system settings accordingly. If you click on an online link, the iPhone knows which browser to start. If you want to send an email, you can specify which mail app usually comes …

DMA complaint against Apple for failure to enable the Tuta email app as default mail app on iOS

We at Tuta work hard to offer a privacy-respecting alternative to Big Tech communication offerings. We are a forerunner in secure communications with the implementation of quantum-safe encryption. And while this is already a lot of effort, we are met with even more obstacles - and unnecessary ones for that matter. Over the last two months, Apple has continuously ignored our requests so that Tuta Mail can be set as the default email app on iOS de…