iPhone 16 Pro Max preinstalled apps

CoolCatChad wrote:

Hello everyone I just upgraded from a iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 18.3.1 to a iPhone 16 Pro Max also running iOS 18.3.1 and noticed when I set it up with my new account / iCloud email when I go to the App Store then my account then apps there are some already downloaded apps in my app history that I didn’t download those apps being Pages,Apple Store,GarageBand,iMovie,Keynote,Numbers i was just wondering if that was normal or not kinda a stupid question I know but I’m still relatively new to iPhone / iOS thank you in advance for any and all help

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/26c65dae-2b6c-4251-9ebc-4478ea63c53e

Those same apps would've been on your old phone as well. Pre-installed apps that come with the phone.

CoolCatChad wrote:

razmee209 thank you for the reply so I didn’t use my Apple ID / account from my old iPhone I made a completely new one during setup and I didn’t transfer anything from my old iPhone so I’m guessing it just preinstalled those apps automatically thank you again for the help much appreciated

You're welcome, and yes those app automatically come with the phone.