One of the most anticipated features of Apple's latest mobile operating system, the upcoming iOS 10, is the capability to remove the device's default apps. As it turns out, however, the feature, which finally allows iOS users to remove rarely-used apps such as Compass and Stocks, has some strings attached.

For one, the default apps, even after a user decides to remove them from the device, only gets taken off from the Home screen. Apple software chief Craig Federighi clarified this recently when he asserted that removing apps would not fully delete the built-in apps.

Rather, it simply removes the Home screen icon, user data, and other pertinent information. The actual, app, however, still resides on the iOS device. Thus, users who end up removing an app by mistake could easily restore it by going to the App Store and tapping on the "Get" button. No downloads would be necessary.

While the actual nature of the feature has been received with some aggravation by Apple fans, it is nonetheless a very logical choice for Apple. After all, iOS' default apps are usually linked to several other apps, such as Yelp! Being linked to Apple Maps. Thus, removing some default apps actually makes some third-party applications almost unusable.

Plus, with a feature such as this, there is no doubt that several users would end up removing apps by mistake. By still storing the apps inside the device, users would be able to backtrack and avoid further aggravation by simply restoring the removed app from the App Store.

Apple has asserted that its default apps do not really take up a lot of space on its devices. In fact, Apple has stated that all of the iPhone or the iPad's built-in apps only consume about 150MB altogether. Despite this, however, users of 16GB devices, which Apple has so far refused to upgrade, would find the extra free space very welcome. 

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