Apple has long been criticized for iPhone apps that can’t be deleted. European Union users will be able to remove key apps from their phones thanks to the upcoming iOS 18.2 software, which is now in developer beta.
Apple App Store apps, etc. may be deleted.
Not everyone was interested in knowing stock prices, but the first iPhone and the latest iPhone included a stock market app. You can delete this later. When the Apple Watch was released, several people complained to me that they didn’t have a watch so they had app icons and that it was just a waste of space. You can also delete the Watch app now.
While most of us are waiting for the general release of iOS 18.1, which will give us our first glimpse of Apple Intelligence, Apple has reaffirmed when that update will come, but developers have not yet released the first beta version of iOS 18.2. is now available for download.
This will allow users in the European Union to remove more apps that cannot be removed in other regions. Some of them are at the heart of your iPhone, so you might be surprised that you can delete them.
For example, the App Store has been an iPhone staple for years, providing access to millions of apps. However, EU users can also delete the camera app, Safari, Messages, and Photos. Instead, users turn to browsers like Chrome and photo libraries like Google Photos.
I think most people will leave these core apps alone and set other apps as their default choices instead. After all, apps themselves take up a finite amount of space, so you can hide them in folders or hide them completely if you want. And since you might want to change your mind, it’s easier to dig than to download from scratch.
While this is part of Apple’s response to the Digital Markets Act and only applies within the EU, there’s no doubt that governments in the US, UK and other countries will be closely monitoring how things develop. there is no.
According to Apple, the general release of iOS 18.2 is scheduled for December.
