You can. I’ve removed Apple Music and Apple Maps (seriously, who uses that?) but apple makes extra sure most things are more annoying to use without maps. Calendar app with an address? Default to opening in Apple Maps which is missing so error message (twice). Find my? Also open in apple maps with missing app error message. Even with Google Maps set as default systemwide.
On early versions of Android, you had to give an application every permission it wanted, or you couldn't install it at all.
You can. I’ve removed Apple Music and Apple Maps (seriously, who uses that?) but apple makes extra sure most things are more annoying to use without maps. Calendar app with an address? Default to opening in Apple Maps which is missing so error message (twice). Find my? Also open in apple maps with missing app error message. Even with Google Maps set as default systemwide.
> even iPhones came (and still comes) with a ton of apps you cannot remove regardless of how little you use them
You see, the user you replied to spoke in the present tense, and is addressing the “(and still comes with)” portion of the original comment.
And they added this ability a DECADE ago.