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Apple Unbundles Huge Number of Apps from the iPhone, Allows Users to Delete Them

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Jun 13, 2016, 2:22 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Jun 13, 2016, 3:35 PM

Apple today pulled a number of its own, core apps out of iOS and dumped them into the iTunes App Store. Apps such as FaceTime and Mail — made by Apple — have only received updates once per year when Apple updates the entire iOS. Now, these and other apps populate the iTunes App Store and will presumably see more frequent updates apart from OS-level updates. The apps added to iTunes include Calculator, Calendar, Compass, Contacts, FaceTime, iCloud Drive, Mail, Maps, Music, Notes, Podcasts, Reminders, Stocks, Tips, Videos, Voice Memos, Watch, and Weather. Apple did the same with a handful of iPad apps. The company didn't say if or when these apps might begin to receive updates. Perhaps more importantly, iOS 10 allows iPhone users to delete unwanted stock apps for the first time. For example, the Stocks, Notes, Watch, and Weather apps can all be removed at will. This should help people free up space on their iPhone, as well as make it easier to manage app arrangements on the home screens. Apple notes that removing built-in apps may impact other system functions. For example, removing the Weather app means Weather won't be available via CarPlay or in the widget tool.

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