This fall, the iPhone will undergo two massive transformations that will fragment it in ways previously thought impossible. First, Apple Intelligence will only run on iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro models, which means your iOS 18 experience will differ depending on your hardware. Second, the European Union (EU) is getting its own iPhone update that has nothing to do with hardware or Apple Intelligence. On that note, Apple Intelligence isn't even coming to supported devices in Europe when the US and the rest of the world will get it. I'm talking about sideloading apps on the iPhone, using third-party App Store alternatives, and even replacing default iPhone apps with other options. This EU iPhone experience is the "fun" one. That's what you'll hear about it. It's probably the iPhone experience Apple will have to courageously offer worldwide sooner than later. But I'm certain many iPhone users will prefer not to go for the fun experience. I say that as a European with access to the fun EU iPhone: I want none of the changes coming to iOS because regulators wanted them. Continue reading... The post Why I’m keeping all the default iPhone apps Apple is letting me delete appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $199 Apple iPad 9, $30 Crest 3D Whitestrips, $298 Sony XM5 ANC headphones, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $525+ free Today’s deals: Rare Nintendo Switch discount, $75 WiFi 6 router, $139 AirPods 3, $260 Vitamix blender, more Today’s deals: Crazy-fast mini PC for $670, $45 Ninja blender, $34 Roku Streaming Stick 4K, more