[mFixman]

Let me disagree with this thread.

I've used flagship Android Samsungs since Google stopped Nexus phones, and they were great. The hardware is fantastic, you can install and change any default app, and their performance doesn't degrade in time.

I can count 4 pre-installed apps that I forgot about. It has much less bloatware than an iPhone, that comes preinstalled with a dozen useless apps that cannot be removed from your home screen.

[robin_reala]

What apps can’t be uninstalled on iOS?

[mFixman]

Back when I used a iPhone for work, I remember having Safari, Apple Music, Apple Rock Band, Apple Podcasts, Apple News and a lot of built-in apps being un-uninstallable and unremovable from my home screen.

Safari was the most egregious, since all other browsers had to use it as a backend.

[isametry]

In current iOS, all apps can be deleted except seven: Settings, Phone, Messages, Camera, Photos, Safari and App Store. All apps can be removed from the home screen.

[brookst]

> Safari was the most egregious, since all other browsers had to use it as a backend.

Doesn’t that exactly explain why Safari couldn’t be removed?

It’s poor design, but Safari is one of those special apps that is both UI and system component. Same thing behind the PWA mess.