Apple released tool to let U2 haters kill album from the cloud

IT’S the end of the age of Innocence. iPhone users who hate U2 with a passion can now delete the free album which Apple added to iTunes accounts.

DON’T want a U2 free album infecting your cloud? Here’s a kill switch to delete it forever.

Apple announced last week at an event to unveil two new iPhones and an Apple Watch that every Apple user would get to share the joy by being able to download U2’s new album Songs of Innocence.

But rather than being thanked for the gesture, from a big slice of the Apple community the response was outrage.

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The Apple fans who were definitely not U2 fans have spoken and Apple has listened.

Apple today have released a link to delete the album from the cloud account.

“If you would like U2’s Songs of Innocence removed from your iTunes music library and iTunes purchases, you can choose to have it removed,” Apple says at the site.

“Once the album has been removed from your account, it will no longer be available for you to redownload as a previous purchase.

How dare Apple add any music to my music library without my permission - let alone that fact it's U2.. Ha

— Suki Sehmbi (@sukisehmbi) September 15, 2014

To Remove U2 Album from the iPhone 4/5: 1. Go to http://t.co/kxCatSuFAw 2. Go to store 3. Go to Shop iPhone 4. Buy iPhone6 5. Toss old phone

— Fake Dispatch (@Fake_Dispatch) September 15, 2014

Never heard of U2, cool of Apple to give them their big break

— Charles Finch (@CharlesFinch) September 15, 2014

“If you later decide you want the album, you will need to get it again. The album is free to everyone until October 13, 2014 and will be available for purchase after that date.”

Apple says 33 million U2 fans have downloaded the free album. There is no word yet on how U2 feel about the kill switch.