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What would happen if you delete the App Store app itself? If nothing else, a couple of the apps have to be handled differently, to prevent bricking the device
by DLWormwood 16y ago
What would happen if you delete the App Store app itself?
If nothing else, a couple of the apps have to be handled differently, to prevent bricking the device (or, at least, force an iTunes sync to restore functionality). Unlike the Finder, Springboard has no menubar or some other location to provide UI independent of apps. So, the App Store and Settings apps have to be protected at a minimum.
- chronomex 16y ago# apt-get remove apt Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: apt apt-utils base-config WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! apt 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 17 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 3183kB will be freed. You are about to do something potentially harmful To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
- wfarr 16y agoYes, because your average joe user is going to have any idea what they're doing. The simple fact of the matter is that the iPhone is made for mass consumption, and things like this would outright deter many users from using the iPhone — let alone wanting to use it.