“Apple will make a significant change in the next few months for iOS,” Bryan M. Wolfe reports for AppAdvice. “The change is hinted at in new iTunes metadata.”
“Apple has added two new keys labeled ‘isFirstParty’ and ‘isFirstPartyHideableApp’ in iTunes metadata. These two new values started showing up a few weeks ago on every app in the App Store,” Wolfe reports. “The new keys suggest the ability to remove apps such as Stocks, Compass, and Voice Messages is coming very soon.”
Wolfe reports, “Back in September, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Buzzfeed, ‘There are some apps that are linked to something else on the iPhone. If they were to be removed they might cause issues elsewhere on the phone. There are other apps that aren’t like that.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: We really don’t think having a folder with some apps that you hardly ever or even never use is much of an issue, but, then again, we don’t have any devices with a tiny amount (16GB) of storage, either. So, this will be a boon for those with 16GB iPhones and iPads.
Windows PC’s have always been knocked for their bloatware. Apple should not ship devices with bloatware.
Furthermore, MacDailyNews Take is right. 16GB of storage is tiny by today’s standards. Apple should not ship devices with only 16GB of storage.
That’s why the new iPad Pro’s start at 32GB.. The rest of Apple’s product line will follow. Most likely the next line of iPhones will start at 32GB
Bryan is spot on. Apple has developed some bad habits that used to be unacceptable to MDN. Inadequate and/or overpriced RAM is near the top of the list. I think Apple is caring too much for short-term profits and not enough on satisfying customers.
We shall see if Apple’s attempt at rebranding its iPads as “pro” devices makes any difference. The price jump could turn off a lot of would-be iPad customers. Most iPad users are definitely not pros at anything. It’s first and foremost a consumer device no matter how Apple chooses to confuse the marketing.
I’m still incredulous that the iPhone SE doesn’t have a 128mb option.
I’m really glad they don’t have a 128 megabyte option!
A 128 gigabyte would be waaaaaay better.