Unbox and power up a brand new iPhone and you'll find there are plenty of apps already on there—which, broadly speaking, is good! You can start browsing the web, checking your email, streaming music, ...

Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to ...

With iOS 18.2, iPhone users in the European Union can fully delete a number of core apps, including the App Store, Safari, Messages, Camera, and Photos. Apple said in August that it planned to make ...

Over the years, Apple has been criticized for iPhone apps that couldn’t be deleted. Now, European Union users will be able to delete key apps from their phones, thanks to the upcoming iOS 18.2 ...

The home screen web app feature allows users to install certain websites as standalone apps on their iOS devices. This allows users to have quick access to websites, as well as other app ...

iOS 18.2 beta introduces a change that allows iPhone users in the EU to uninstall the App Store. Apple has introduced this change in compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. On Android, users ...

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Many of these changes were introduced with iOS 18 in 2024, but iOS 26 introduces a new app color scheme. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24 and the beta brings a Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like a new Games app. As part ...

iOS 26.2 is the next anticipated Apple software update, expected to be released at some point this month. Among the new ...

In brief: Apple is preparing to further loosen its control over the app ecosystem for iPhone and iPad users in the EU. While it's already possible to delete several built-in apps like Calculator, ...