What are offloaded apps in iOS 11 and how do they work?<article>
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<p>Prior to iOS 11, once an app was installed on an iOS device, you either kept it or removed it. Removing it would cause iOS to prompt you first with a warning that all associated data on your device would also be removed. Some iOS apps get around this by using web-based or app-based accounts or other associations, so if you later reinstall the app, you can relink your data.</p><p>iOS 11 introduced a wrinkle that Macworld reader Audrey unintentionally asked a question about, because it came up in a different context when she was restoring an iCloud backup from an older phone to her iPhone 8 Plus, and she was prompted to enter the password of an Apple ID she hasn’t used in six years:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3236747/ios/what-are-offloaded-apps-in-ios-11-and-how-do-they-work.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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What are offloaded apps in iOS 11 and how do they work?
