“iOS 8.2 is here! Hurray!” Greg Kumparak reports for TechCrunch. “It’s got bug fixes! It’s got stability enhancements! It’s got… an app that you can’t delete that currently does nothing but play promotional Apple Watch videos!”
“Joining the dozen or so perma-apps that Apple includes on the iPhone is ‘Apple Watch,’ an app that doesn’t actually do anything yet,” Kumparak reports. “Have you already seen plenty of stuff about the Apple Watch? Don’t intend to buy one? Too bad! You can’t delete it.”
“At this point, the list of undeletable apps is getting a bit silly,” Kumparak reports. “Weather! Clock! Maps! Notes! Reminders! Stocks! Passbook! Newsstand! iBooks!”
Apple's latest iPhone update includes Apple Watch app you can't delete http://t.co/fvNn4NgSi0 pic.twitter.com/oahBm5gvnW
— CNET (@CNET) March 10, 2015
I really hate this mandatory Apple Watch app that I can't delete
— Shareef is the magic number (@ShareefJackson) March 11, 2015
Auw #Apple, why won't you let me delete the unwanted #AppleWatch app? Not cool.
— Aoife (@AoifeMhaith) March 11, 2015
One more app for the Useless folder. Can't delete them but have to stick them somewhere. #applewatch https://t.co/XuPoTxduiD
— Chris Vacher (@heychrisvacher) March 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/fishjourner/status/575154276663590912
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MacDailyNews Take: It’s going to be okay. With any luck*, we’ll all survive this. No, seriously, we will. Really. Deep breaths.
*Or even with no luck at all.
