How to uninstall the potcast/ apple TV and picture app

Hello All

I KNOW all those apps are part of OS

However, there was always a way to get rid of those in the past. Especially the Picture app is the most annoying app on an Apple, at least for me. The other 2 I never used and will never use in the future and just take up valuable space.

There must be a Terminal command to get rid of those at least till the next update, PLEEEASE!!

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 21, 2023 04:06 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2023 06:30 AM

You may need to

    • reboot to recovery mode
    • disable the SIP
    • mount the read-only system volume to read-write/destroy
    • find the /Applications/<the app to delete>
    • command to "rm -r" followed by the path where the app resides. ("sudo rm -r" in case of permission err)
    • enable the SIP
    • reboot to normal mode


There may be more steps involved with newer version of macOS.

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Jan 21, 2023 06:30 AM in response to guido.coza

You may need to

    • reboot to recovery mode
    • disable the SIP
    • mount the read-only system volume to read-write/destroy
    • find the /Applications/<the app to delete>
    • command to "rm -r" followed by the path where the app resides. ("sudo rm -r" in case of permission err)
    • enable the SIP
    • reboot to normal mode


There may be more steps involved with newer version of macOS.

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