Removing pre-installed apps from iPhone

iPhone 17e has some apps such as Wallet, GarageBand, Keynote. Playground which I will never use. Can they be removed without causing problems?

iPhone 17e, iOS 27

Posted on Oct 13, 2026 9:51 AM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2026 10:06 AM

Some of them can be removed, others not so much.


For the ones that can be removed they should not cause much issue, but some may restrict certain featurws when removed such as Music which will render the quick playback control in Control Center unusable.


From the ones you mention, they should not cause any issues.


Removing Wallet will prevent you from using Apple pay anywhere including websites and within apps. But if you don't use Apple Pay at all, it should not be a problem for you.


click here ➜ Delete built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch - Apple Support



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Oct 13, 2026 10:06 AM in response to goofus10

Some of them can be removed, others not so much.


For the ones that can be removed they should not cause much issue, but some may restrict certain featurws when removed such as Music which will render the quick playback control in Control Center unusable.


From the ones you mention, they should not cause any issues.


Removing Wallet will prevent you from using Apple pay anywhere including websites and within apps. But if you don't use Apple Pay at all, it should not be a problem for you.


click here ➜ Delete built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch - Apple Support



Removing pre-installed apps from iPhone

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