La pre-installed applications On a tablet or smartphone it is something that usually gives its users a certain headache on more than one occasion. It is true that some of them are very useful, but many others do not suppose more than the desire that the services of a company acquire presence in the user experience. This has been the case for years in the iPad or iPhone with Apple apps.
Even so, the apple or Google are quite sensitive in this matter (their responsibility is also greater as they are the masters of iOS y Android) and on any iPad or Nexus device we will only find the applications of one or the other company, however, hardware manufacturers usually recharge their systems with a good portion of bloatware. Fortunately, the Android platform will allow us, at least, to disable many of pre-installed apps or, if we are root, delete them directly.
Tim Cook's statements
A few months ago, Cook He was asked about this question and although he did not answer categorically, he did leave a door open for maneuverability on the part of users in this regard. The CEO of Apple pointed out that "it is a more complex matter than, in principle, it may seem", since there are some applications connected with system functions which can create problems in the general operation of the device.
Still, Cook also dropped that they are looking for a formula to do without them without causing greater harm.
Hiding applications in iOS: first indications
Some media comment that code has been found in the App Store through which Apple is implying that there will soon be a solution on their part. It is a label isFirstPartyHideableApp (it could be translated by «is a native application concealable«) Followed by a« False ». The fact that I have to specify if this is the case or not, leaves the door open to the fact that in the future it may be the case.
Obviously, the optimal thing would be to be able to uninstall all the applications that we do not use to our liking, since it is not only a visual criterion that operates there, but also from device resources. We talk about storage space above all. Nor is it a huge change, but everything that involves give control to the user, from our point of view, it is positive.
It's time to wait for WWDC '16
Quite possibly we won't have much more news on the matter until Apple's next developer event, when some of the blueprints should already be announced. iOS 10.
Source: theverge.com