Freeing up space on an iPhone has always been a headache, especially if we talk about the most basic versions of Apple mobiles (see the 8 GigaBytes of the iPhone 5C or the 16 GigaBytes of the iPhone 5S). Part of the blame for space problems on iPhones lies in the applications installed out of the box (and, in some cases, we even talk about applications that are installed discreetly together with an operating system update), and so far the only remedy for hide these applications was to create a folder for all the applications that we do not use from Apple. But, now, it seems that deleting the applications installed as standard on the iPhone could soon be a reality.
In a BuzzFeed interview with Tim Cook, Apple's top figure has been asked about the applications that come standard on iPhones. " Some of these applications are linked to certain functions of the iPhone, so eliminating them could lead to problems in the operating system itself ", commented Tim - probably taking into account applications that are so integrated into the operating system such as, for example, the Health application -, but added " although there are other applications that are not linked, so that over time we could find a way to allow their uninstallation ".
And it is that, if space is already a delicate issue in the iPhone, all the applications that these mobiles have factory installed do not exactly help to solve the problem. In an iPhone updated to one of the most recent versions of iOS, in addition to the basic applications, we can find others as unnecessary for many users as the Apple Watch (this particular application was installed automatically in the update of iOS 8.2), the of Councils, that of Exchange or the Game Center.
Returning to the interview, Tim Cook has also mentioned other controversial topics such as, for example, privacy. Tim has ensured that the Siri voice assistant does not send the collected information to Apple's servers, but stores it on the device itself. " Apple does not have access to this information, " he assured in the interview, " so I think that there is no concern about privacy here, the information is stored on the users' own devices, and they are the ones who can protect them with a password ".
At the moment there is no date for the introduction of the option to delete applications installed as standard on the iPhone, but we can be sure that its arrival will not occur in the next iOS 9 update. In any case, we will be attentive to the movements by Apple regarding this matter.
