“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.'”
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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.