iOS 6 Begins Prompting Users to Download Apple's Free Apps Ahead of iOS 6 Launch

[Anthony Bouchard]

Early this morning, Apple has pushed a server-side update to the iOS App Store on iOS 6 to prompt the user to download Apple’s available free applications when they open App Store. The prompt allows for the download of Podcasts, iBooks, iTunesU, Find My Friends, and Find My iPhone all with the tap of a button. The prompt reads:

To get the most out of your iPhone, we recommend these free apps from Apple.

The new App Store prompt won't offer any insight on Apple's paid applications such as Pages, Garageband, and iPhoto for iOS. The user has the option to download all the free applications, as Apple wants you to do, or to close the interface if you’re not interested – if you choose close, it won't bother you again in the future. For people who are new to the iPhone as of iOS 6, the prompt may help with application discovery for those new users. In addition, it may spur application download numbers, which Apple will surely gloat about at their next keynote.

Apple has been tweaking the iOS 6 App Store using server-side updates throughout the beta phase of iOS 6, including changing App Store application search results to a card-like interface instead of a simple application list like we are used to seeing. Apple has also taken advantage of server-side updating to make the App Store zippier in iOS 6.

iOS 6 will be getting released to the public tomorrow, so the new Apple application download prompt was enabled just in time for users to begin updating and seeing it. Also with tomorrow’s iOS 6 release, users will be able to gain over 200 new and useful features on their iOS devices.

Sources: 9to5Mac

[iRevival]

Is newsstand a downloadable app yet or are we still stuck with it?

[Anthony Bouchard]

Is newsstand a downloadable app yet or are we still stuck with it?

Still stuck with it .

[zplit]

Still stuck with it .

Once we get the JB we can hide it lol

[hogcia]

I hope we get a JB for iOS6 soon, it felt like forever last year with iOS5 & the 4s.

[2k1]

I hope we get a JB for iOS6 soon, it felt like forever last year with iOS5 & the 4s.

End of the year I say.

[n0m0n]

Thats funny I was never prompted about any new or updated app's.
Is this because I'm jailbroken?

[NakedFaerie]

Its because Apple are filling IOS with spy-ware and don't have anymore room for the apps so you have to download them separately.

[baRRy boRRis]

Is newsstand a downloadable app yet or are we still stuck with it?

We're still stuck with it, the same goes for passbook :/ . . .

[rickuk]

No jailbreak for IOS 6 on the 4S so staying well away from downloading it tomorrow

[Swatme101]

Its because Apple are filling IOS with spy-ware and don't have anymore room for the apps so you have to download them separately.

please stop talking.

[Jman2499]

I hope we get a JB for iOS6 soon, it felt like forever last year with iOS5 & the 4s.

It already is jailbroken.tethered.the untethered will take some time since only GM versions are available for download

[Anonymous]

Its because Apple are filling IOS with spy-ware and don't have anymore room for the apps so you have to download them separately.

How much does Samsung pay you to come here and post?

[mmaboi21]

How much does Samsung pay you to come here and post?

Lol


Yah I wish I had a choice on which native apps I could download.

[Anonymous]

Yah I wish I had a choice on which native apps I could download.

*Cough*Newsstand*Cough*

[mmaboi21]

*Cough*Newsstand*Cough*

I knew I was forgetting something;p

[Anonymous]

I knew I was forgetting something;p

And voice memos

[mmaboi21]

And voice memos

Believe it or not I actually use those

[Anonymous]

Believe it or not I actually use those

To each their own. I use it, but just to make fun of my voice.

[mmaboi21]

To each their own. I use it, but just to make fun of my voice.

I use it for a more professional reason. Besides anonymous don't have a voice