This feature can be turned off. Search for “automatic downloads” in settings.
Re:App Clips for iOS
by joshmlewis on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @02:06PM
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This is a very easy setting to disable in your iCloud account.
Re:App Clips for iOS
by reaperducer on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @02:08PM
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It is, but I don't want to disable it. Some apps I want to be synced on all of my devices. It's the one-time or short-term use apps I don't want. The ones that Apple is targeting with App Clips.
I have an old iPhone that serves a particular task in a closet and I almost never interact with it.
Earlier this year I needed to do something physically with it, and noticed it was filled with dozens of parking, ride hailing, taxi, and transit apps I'd downloaded on my main iPhone over the last few years. (For those of you not in the iOS ecosystem, if two devices are on the came iCloud ID, downloading one can download the app to all of your devices.)
With app clips, I won't have to go through and delete all these short-time-use apps on all of my devices when I get home from traveling.
Edit for all those replying without understanding my situation: I don't want to disable app syncing entirely. Some apps I want to be synced on all of my devices. It's the one-time or short-term use apps I don't want. The ones that Apple is targeting with App Clips.