The only thing more annoying than an app you can’t install is an app that you can’t install AND have no intention of ever using. That’s why so many iPhone users are getting upset that there’s now a mandatory Apple Watch app that there’s no way to get rid of even though most of those users will never own an Apple Watch.
iPhone users: You’re getting the new Apple Watch app, whether you want it or not. The app, which debuted Monday as part of the iOS 8.2 update, is automatically downloaded onto iPhones with the update and cannot be deleted. Interestingly, this only applies to iPhones; the iPad version of the 8.2 update doesn’t include the app. Right now, the app doesn’t do much other than show promotional videos for the wearable. But once the Apple Watch goes on sale, you can use the app to pair your phone and manage apps via a dedicated App Store. Apple has not explained why it made the watch app one of its mandatory apps for iPhone users, a list which includes Stocks, Safari, Health, iBooks, Reminders, Maps, Tips and Newsstand, and why you likewise can’t delete it.
