The State of iOS — Pixel Envy

14 Jun 2015 • pxlnv.com

There 31 total apps on a default iPhone running iOS 8.2 or higher that the user cannot remove, and every single person I know with an iPhone has a folder on one of their home screens where they stash at least half of these default apps. These are not tech-savvy people; they do not read Daring Fireball nor do they know what an API is. But they know this sucks.

Nodding in agreement here - and this would potentially be an easy fix. How about the same strategy used on Apple TV? Simply allow them to be removed - and when you do tell the user they can “restore” them just by visiting “Settings / Built in Apps” or something.

I’m not sure that is a lot different than a “junk drawer” folder - but it does remove them a little bit more from your everyday routine and prevents you from accidentally tripping over them if you don’t need them.