iOS 18.2 Lets EU Users Delete App Store, Safari, Messages, Camera and Photos

[dburkhanaev]

Personally I would delete Safari if nothing else (if I could)

They can delete it but not really. Third party browsers on iOS are just WebKit with a different skin. It’s still Safari underneath.

 

[Earendil]

They can delete it but not really. Third party browsers on iOS are just WebKit with a different skin. It’s still Safari underneath.

The first part is correct, the second part is not. WebKit is not safari. WebKit is an engine that is used by quite a few browsers.

From Wikipedia:

“WebKit is also used by the PlayStation consoles starting with the PS3, the Tizen mobile operating systems, the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, Nintendo consoles starting with the 3DS Internet Browser, GNOME Web, and the discontinued BlackBerry Browser.“

But the inability to delete the underlying engine does make deleting the rest of the browser sort of moot if you’re trying to save space. On iOS, Opera is 81.7mb, Firefox is 185.1mb, and Chrome is 252.2mb. I’d bet Safari is closer to Opera than Chrome.

 

[Beepster]

Well done the Eu, it’s great to have the freedom to do this even if most probably won’t. Now if I could also uninstall unwanted crap like Apple TV from my MacBook I’d be delighted - I honestly could not believe that there is unremoveable bloat on a full blown os when I first ran it, absolutely disgusting imo and very nearly lead me to returning it.

 

[Earendil]

Well done the Eu, it’s great to have the freedom to do this even if most probably won’t.

Which I’m fine with, as long as Apple isn’t expected to help people that delete things like messages. With great power comes great responsibility and all that.

Now if I could also uninstall unwanted crap like Apple TV from my MacBook I’d be delighted - I honestly could not believe that there is unremoveable bloat on a full blown os when I first ran it, absolutely disgusting imo and very nearly lead me to returning it.

I’m of two minds:
1. Yeah, apps should be deletable.
2. Is it an app that takes up much space? Or is it a wrapper around core OS capabilities, primarily the ability to play video?

Now, even if it saves you zero space, they should allow it, if only so people don’t feel the need to post about it