Apple might finally let you delete those pre-installed apps you don't want
- 9 years ago
Apple is considering allowing users to remove certain apps that come - and stay - pre-installed with iOS.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is "looking at" ways to allow people to remove some of the apps that come on iPhones and iPads, he told BuzzFeed.
"This is a more complex issue than it first appears," he said.
"There are some apps that are linked to something else on the iPhone.
If they were to be removed they might cause issues elsewhere on the phone.
There are other apps that aren't like that.
So over time, I think with the ones that aren't like that, we'll figure out a way for you to remove them.
Cook appears to make a distinction between core iOS apps - like Mail, Safari, Camera and the App Store - and ones like Compass, Stocks and Tips, which don't play a significant role in iOS as a whole and don't have much of an impact other apps.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is "looking at" ways to allow people to remove some of the apps that come on iPhones and iPads, he told BuzzFeed.
"This is a more complex issue than it first appears," he said.
"There are some apps that are linked to something else on the iPhone.
If they were to be removed they might cause issues elsewhere on the phone.
There are other apps that aren't like that.
So over time, I think with the ones that aren't like that, we'll figure out a way for you to remove them.
Cook appears to make a distinction between core iOS apps - like Mail, Safari, Camera and the App Store - and ones like Compass, Stocks and Tips, which don't play a significant role in iOS as a whole and don't have much of an impact other apps.