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Those are not carrier specific apps. The reason why they are there because there were no installable apps at that time. I do not need to sign in to any services
by 37prime 16y ago
Those are not carrier specific apps.
The reason why they are there because there were no installable apps at that time. I do not need to sign in to any services or accounts to use those apps.
Amazon MP3, Facebook apps are tied to some services that requires user accounts.
One pre-installed app on iOS that fit the category is YouTube App.
- rmc 16y agoThe reason why they are there because there were no installable apps at that time. So now that there are installable apps, they can be removed, right? No they can't.
- foobarbazoo 16y agoThey can't be removed because there is no way to get them back. (They are not available in the App Store.) Yes, this could (and should) be fixed. And someday, perhaps, it will be. For now, it's just not a serious problem, outside of Hacker News. Having three different IM clients on a phone pre-installed and unremovable? Yeah, that's the kind of shit Apple doesn't do.
- jrockway 16y agoHaving three different IM clients on a phone pre-installed and unremovable? Yeah, that's the kind of shit Apple doesn't do. Because Apple wants you to use SMS instead of IM, making the carriers a boatload of money for no reason. That is exactly the kind of shit Apple does.
- rahoulb 16y agoIt's not Apple that wants you to use SMS - it's EVERYONE. I bought my first mobile over twelve years ago because of SMS, not voice, as it replaced the pagers that me and my friends had.
- whatusername 16y agoGod no it's not. Apple's SMS implementation/interface is terrible. Group Messaging is just broken.