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Title: iOS users might soon be able to hide unused Apple native apps
Post by: HCK on April 09, 2016, 04:05:11 pm
iOS users might soon be able to hide unused Apple native apps

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Soon, you might finally be able to get rid of the Stocks app that’s been haunting your home screen for years.</p><p>
AppAdvice (http://appadvice.com/post/not-just-a-rumor-users-will-soon-be-able-to-remove-apples-stock-ios-apps/709986) has uncovered new code in iTunes metadata that suggest Apple might soon give iOS users the option to hide certain native apps from their iPhones. The new iTunes metadata shows that every app in the App Store has been getting two new keys labeled “isFirstParty” and “isFirstPartyHideableApp.” If Apple were to set this value to “true” on a certain app, iOS users will be able to remove that app from their home screens.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3052932/iphone-ipad/ios-users-might-soon-be-able-to-hide-unused-apple-native-apps.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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