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iOS_Learner
iOS_Learner

Reputation: 169

How to delete an iOS app programatically using private framework for non-jailbroken device

I am making an in-house (Enterprise) app. I want to delete other installed apps from the iOS device programmatically. I have successfully retrieved the installed apps' info (e.g. name, bundleId, version, icon etc.) using Apple's private framework methods. Please tell me how can I do that (i.e. delete an app). Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1269

Answers (3)

Blind Ninja
Blind Ninja

Reputation: 1081

Here is a solution (No jailbreak No crash) but its not working every time. Sometime it failed to uninstall application and return NO. 

NSBundle *b = [NSBundle bundleWithPath:@"/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileCoreServices.framework"];
BOOL success = [b load];
if(success)
{
    Class LSApplicationWorkspace = NSClassFromString(@"LSApplicationWorkspace");
    id si = [LSApplicationWorkspace valueForKey:@"defaultWorkspace"];

    SEL selector=NSSelectorFromString(@"uninstallApplication:withOptions:");
    BOOL what=[si performSelector:selector withObject:@"Bundle_ID" withObject:nil];
}

Upvotes: 2

gnasher729
gnasher729

Reputation: 52602

You will need an MDM solution, which gives the company quite a lot of power over enrolled devices. Using iOS software, there is no way whatsoever. And I'll just assume that your enterprise won't let jailbroken phones anywhere near it!

Upvotes: 0

Rukshan
Rukshan

Reputation: 8066

This is not possible with a non Jailbroken device, even with private APIs.

Upvotes: 1

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