iOS comes with a number of installed applications, developed by Apple. Not all of them are useful to you if you are iPhone owner and user Windows PC and services Microsoft and / or Google.
If you have not entered an “ecosystem Apple", these applications are useless, and their presence on the iPhone will only take up space and memory.
Let's detail a little what a "ecosystem Apple". When you own a iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and a MacBook / Mac or more devices created by Apple, means you already have an ecosystem. Of course, it can also be considered an ecosystem if you own an iPhone and a Mac and use the services Apple. iCloud, Email, Apple Music, iMessage, Numbers, Pages, Podcast and others.
In this case you need “made by Apple" present on iOS and services such as "Find my iPhone", iCloud, Keychain, etc.
If you are the owner of an iPhone, you are also a user of Windows PC and a fan of services Microsoft or Google, then you have to know that iOS are many applications and services of Apple to which you can give up. You can uninstall them. In this way, you will get more free space on your iPhone or iPad and you will be able to install applications compatible with your other devices in your home or office.
Applications and services that can be uninstalled from the iPhone or iPad if you are a user of Windows PC and Microsoft services
1. FaceTime - This is a video calling and voice calling application dedicated strictly to device users Apple. Through FaceTime you can video or voice call another user with the device Apple and who has this service enabled. Video / audio quality is excellent, and calls are made using the internet. A Wi-Fi network from home or office and 4G / 3G.
Calls can be received or initiated both from the iPhone and from the iPad or Mac.
The interesting part is that you can initiate and receive calls FaceTime through applications Phone Number si Contacts. application FaceTime offers only a quick access interface to this service.
2. Notes - Application in which you can write down different data. Allows scanning and adding documents, photo / video content and text. Everything with the possibility of synchronization in iCloud, available on all devices Apple which you have the account Apple Authenticated ID.
Google si Microsoft offers similar services and applications available in Apple App Store. Applications that support synchronization with Windows PC, so notes saved on iPhone can be available on Windows PC. Alternative applications are Google Keep si Microsoft OneNote.
Another good alternative to the Notes application is AppleThis Simplenotote. The application offers synchronization and support for Android, iOS, Windows si macOS.
3. Reminders - Application developed by Apple, Available for iOS si macOS. You can set synchronized tasks and reminders between all devices Apple.
If you are using the Windows PC, it would be best to uninstall this application from the iPhone and install it Microsoft To-Do from Apple App Store. The application supports both iOS and Android Windows 10. Very good synchronization and many useful options.
4. Calendar – The native iOS application has a fairly smooth interface and offers synchronization both with the account of iCloud and with Outlook, Google or other similar services.
However, if you are a Gmail user and Windows PC, the most recommended application "Calendar” for iOS is Google Calendar. You can download and install it for free from App Store and runs very well on all iPhone models.
5. Email - It's a pretty well developed application Apple, but it has some shortcomings. The application allows adding and synchronizing multiple email accounts. So many accounts iCloud.com as well as Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo or corporate email addresses.
Totally useless application if you have an iPhone and use one at home and/or at the office Windows pc. We recommend uninstalling the iOS Mail application and installing the application Microsoft Outlook for iOS. It is also appreciated by Mac users. Many options for management and productivity.
Another alternative is the Gmail application for iOS, for Gmail users. The Gmail account can be easily added to the native "Mail" client of Windows 10.
6. Maps - "Maps" application of iOS / Apple It is efficient and offers many great options in the USA. For Europe, it is the most recommended Google Maps. offers updated maps for guidance and is a good GPS / navigator. Google Maps makes available both the shortest routes from a starting point to a destination, as well as traffic information.
And if you are a user in an “ecosystem Apple", We also recommend Google Map. The differences between the two services are many and important.
7. Files - It is a client application through which you have access to the files stored in the account iCloud. Support is also provided for Windows via the iCloud for Windows, but for a user of Windows 10, the best solution for storing files in cloud this OneDrive.
A good alternative is Google Drive. Provides support for download, upload and file management on both Windows as well as on iOS, Android.
8. Watch - Application included in iOS, but it is useful only for owners of Apple Watch. Through the Watch application for iPhone, the synchronization between the two devices is done and applications can be added or uninstalled on Apple Watch.
9. Home - It probably should have been the first application in this list. The application “Home” of iOS offers administration support and management of devices in the home that work in compatibility with HomeKit. "Works with Apple HomeKit ”. Through the application Home you can control almost anything in a house, if you have compatible devices synchronized in the application. From lights to thermostats, door and window locking system, surveillance cameras, Apple TV si HomePod.
A similar service is offered by Google through the Google application Home for iOS. Available in App Store.
10. Pages, Numbers si Keynote - Depending on the storage capacity of the device and the geographical area selected at iOS initialization, it is very possible that these three applications Office to come natively installed. It is good to know all three applications occupies a significant space on your iPhone or iPad.
The three office applications of Apple are available both for iPhone, iPod and for Mac and correspond to Microsoft Office applications: Word Office, Excel si Power point.
Even if Pages, Numbers si Keynote provides support for Microsoft office documents (both viewing, editing and exporting), from experience we tell you that it is not 100% compatibility, and many companies and institutions do not use the services Apple. We recommend uninstalling these applications and installing the "by Microsoft" ones available in App Store.
The list above contains native (built-in) applications of iOS that can be replaced with applications more familiar to users of Windows and Google services. In addition to these applications, with the release of iOS 10, Apple allow uninstalling many applications included in iOS. Stocks, Music, iTunes Store, Podcast, Tips are just some of them. We will return in an article with list of iOS apps that can be uninstalled without affecting the use of the device.
