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by matchbok 2716 days ago
Bloatware != preinstalled OS software. There are 0 preinstalled third-party apps on the iPhone.
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iOS came with Facebook and Twitter not too long ago, not to mention Yahoo Weather, Google Maps, and a bunch of others. https://www.axios.com/apple-removes-facebook-and-twitter-int...
Those were system integration frameworks, specifically so you could sign in to your social networks in Settings. The apps were never preloaded.
> Those were system integration framework

In other words, applications that do far more than the stub on Samsung phones, and not only could they not be deleted, but they couldn't be disabled either, so they always showed up in Settings. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/understanding-facebook-integrati...