Many Preinstalled iOS Apps Such as 'Stocks' Now Deletable in iOS 10

During today's keynote, Apple released several new apps into the App Store under their developer account. The apps are all stock iOS apps that presently come pre-installed under iOS 9.

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The list includes:

- Weather
- Stocks
- Mail
- Maps
- Notes
- Voice Memos
- Watch
- Music
- FaceTime
- iTunes Store
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Videos
- Calculator
- Compass
- Tips

If you try to download an existing iOS app, the "Get" button is greyed out, indicating you already have the app. Several readers have confirmed that you can now delete these apps in iOS 10, and later redownload them from the App Store. Apple could also choose to upgrade the apps from the App Store rather than waiting for iOS updates.

Tag: iOS 10

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iekozz

46 months ago

Soooo if you uninstall let's say the mail app, will iOS ask you what to complete the action with? Since alot of Apple apps reley on the standard installed apps, what happens when one or several are gone?

Rating: 17 Votes

Jessica Lares

46 months ago

Can't wait to remove ALL those apps.

Rating: 16 Votes

Tmelon

46 months ago

Finally they can update stock apps specifically without releasing a whole new iOS version.

Rating: 13 Votes

kevinkyoo

46 months ago

Why didn't Apple talk about this? Why did they spend so much time on useless emoji?

Rating: 7 Votes

RoboCop001

46 months ago

Looks like another step towards eventually allowing default third party apps. That would've been a big announcement today, though. Maybe iOS 11. But maybe they saved this announcement for the fall release, just incase it wasn't ready.

This could just be an easier way to update the built-in apps without having to update the entire iOS.

Rating: 6 Votes

_mdavenport

46 months ago

omg FINALLY

Rating: 6 Votes

farewelwilliams

46 months ago

yet, apple tips continues to be unremovable

Rating: 6 Votes

automactic

46 months ago

Yay. Stock apps are removable. But not all, it seems

Rating: 4 Votes

webberade

46 months ago

Looks like we will be able to simply delete apps like 3rd party ones and then reinstall them via the app store.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204221

Rating: 4 Votes

pgiguere1

46 months ago

I wonder if that means we'll be able to set default apps. Otherwise, what happens when you click on an email address, date or address once you deleted Maps, Calendar and Mail?

They may just disable automatic linking of those when you don't have the corresponding app though. It may take another year before that new "Intents" system goes beyond Siri only.

Also, sucks that some of those apps are still not available for iPad, and sucks that Apple disabled App Store reviews for them.

Rating: 4 Votes

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