Tech Desk
Aug 25, 2024
It feels like a bee sting in the eye when you have an iPhone but not the right to delete or change default apps, but that is on the verge of undergoing a correction, as Apple is going to allow iPhone users to have greater control over iPhone's functionalities.
As reported by Venture Beat, to be more specific, the Cupertino-based tech giant is gearing up to instil flexibility into the apps that open by default, ditching the old Apple tradition of imposing inbuilt apps and how they function on iPhone users.
If there's a little veracity in this development, iPhone users in the EU will be given the will to choose default apps for phone calls, messaging, password managers, keyboards, and call spam filters.
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The extension of the flexibility over the functioning of the iPhone does not stop there, as a rumour has been circulating on the internet suggesting that by 2025, iPhone users will also be handed over the ability to pick default apps for navigation and translation.
This will be achieved through the inclusion of a Default Apps section in the Settings menu with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. This section will allow iPhone users to manage everything around the default apps in the device.
The list of apps which iPhone users are now able to delete will also be protracted by the end of 2024, including the App Store, Messages, Photos, Camera, and Safari apps. "The only apps that will not be deletable on the device will be the Settings and Phone app," Apple says.
However, the disheartening part of the development is that these updates are not coming out of the EU, so patience is advised for those residing in the US.
