[simscitizen]

I don’t remember if the system default was changed but the default for all databases created by Apple apps was switched to WAL mode in the iOS 4 timeframe.

The infinitely growing WAL problem is a real problem though. Often that is caused by devs accidentally leaking or abandoning a never closed read transaction. I think there’s a new wal2 mode in development to address that issue. Obviously the best solution for now is to not have such long lived readers in the first place.