The "Clips" app is not as first party as the built-in camera app is. I mean, it still comes from Apple, but it is ONLY distributed as an additional download in the app store. You know, via the same app store we're supposed to trust to sandbox us from malware.
That changes the game completely!
You're conditioned to trust and think iOS and its app store has a permission system, so you can go crazy and download and install any app you want, safe in the knowledge they won't access your camera without your permission.
And then suddenly there's this magic nondescript app "Clips" in the same app store... that just bypasses the entire thing.
Given that you can delete/download first party apps from the App Store now, including Camera, doesn't that imply that Apple can update first party apps remotely now? If so, Clips and Camera are treated the same, Camera just happens to come with the device and Clips doesn't.
The real answer is probably that Clips is onloaded onto demo units at retail stores, and they don't want the first user to deny permission and prevent everyone else from using the app.
> Given that you can delete/download first party apps from the App Store now, including Camera, doesn't that imply that Apple can update first party apps remotely now?
No, deleting a built-in app just deletes the icon. You can “re-install” a built-in app via the App Store even if you don’t have a network connection, because it never actually left your phone.
Seems kinda dumb to still tie them to OS updates tbh, especially for Safari. Every other browser is pushing updates a few times a month and Safari is what, a few times a year?
There’s been 11 versions of ios so far this year though, so it’s something. No sure why they do it this way, probably so they can make sure that everything plays together optimally. That would be harder if each system app updated separately.
You’d have the dreaded combinatorial explosion of compatibility.
That changes the game completely!
You're conditioned to trust and think iOS and its app store has a permission system, so you can go crazy and download and install any app you want, safe in the knowledge they won't access your camera without your permission.
And then suddenly there's this magic nondescript app "Clips" in the same app store... that just bypasses the entire thing.