Apple will soon let you delete the App Store in some markets heres why

Date:
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:20:23 +0000

Description:
EU users will soon be able to delete the App Store app in iOS, change their default messaging app, and much more.

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In recent months, Apple has been forced to make changes to the way its walled garden works thanksto pressure from the European Union (EU) and its Digital Markets Act (DMA). And the latest development could have a massive impact on how you use and download all the best iOS apps onto your iPhone if you live
in the EU.

For one thing, youll soon have far more choice over the default apps that are used to open certain files on your iPhone. Right now, Apple already lets EU users change their default apps for web browsing, email, contactless payments and app purchases, but thats soon going to expand to cover much more.

In a post on the Apple Developer website , Apple explained that EU users will soon be able to change their default apps for dialing phone numbers, sending messages, translating text, navigation, managing passwords, keyboards, and call spam filters. Thats a massive increase and should give you much more freedom to set up your iPhone the way you want it.

Youll be able to set new default apps for messaging, phone calls, password managers , spam call filters, and keyboards in an iOS 18 update later this year. For everything else, youll need to wait until spring 2025.

Apple is also changing how users are able to pick a default web browser. In iOS 17.4, EU users would see a pop-up window showing a randomized list of available browsers. Now, this list will appear if you have Safari set as your default browser (but not if anything else is the default), and Apple is
adding a description next to each app choice. This pop-up will appear on
every Apple device you have. Theres more information about this change on Apples website . More freedom to delete (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)

The alterations dont stop there. Not only will you soon be able to change
your default apps, but youll even be able to delete some of Apples core apps that have remained a key part of iOS for years.

For instance, Apple will allow you to remove the App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Safari apps from your iPhone once these changes have come into effect. Previously, youve only been able to remove these apps from your iOS Home Screen, not delete them entirely.

The App Store is an interesting example, because deleting it would previously mean youd have no way of getting new apps or of redownloading the App Store itself after deleting it hence why Apple always made it an essential app.
But with the rise of third-party app stores on iOS , thats apparently no longer such a strong concern. As a failsafe, Apple will enable users to redownload the App Store app from the Settings app, just in case.

Clearly, these are some pretty major changes. Yet theyre only rolling out to users in the EU for now, with no news as to whether theyll be enforced anywhere else. If you live in the EU, though, your iPhone could soon be more customizable than its ever been before. You might also like Apple finally letting people run third-party browsers unfettered but only in the EU and
not because it wants to The first third-party iOS app store is live in the EU
and another Nintendo emulator just showed up Apples browser blues: new EU legislation forces an iOS browser rules overhaul, but rivals want to see more



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