Want to delete the App Store? Apple will soon let you delete core apps, and change its defaults
Well... at least if you're in the EU.
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- Apple will soon roll out new default app selection options for iOS and iPadOS.
- Initially, this will include phone calls, messaging, keyboards, call spam filters, and password manager. You’ll also be able to delete certain Apple apps including Safari and te App Store.
- This only the beginning, as next year the company also intends to add navigation and translation app defaults as well.
The walls around Apple’s walled garden continue to slowly crumble as it introduces features that were once practically taboo for the company, largely due to new regulations in the European Union. Some of these changes, like the addition of a USB-C port, have affected the iPhone series globally, but not all changes have been rolled out worldwide. Earlier this year, Apple updated iOS to allow users in the EU to change their default email and browser apps, and shortly thereafter, it began opening its platform to third-party app stores. Today, Apple announced (via The Verge) it is expanding these controls even further.
By the end of the year, iOS and iPadOS will allow you to set default apps for phone calls, messaging, keyboards, call spam filters, and even password managers. In the EU, there will also be options to delete apps like the App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Safari. The only apps you won’t be able to delete are the Settings and Phone apps.
