How to Delete Apps on an iPhone

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If you're wondering how to uninstall apps on your iPhone don't worry, you're not alone. Apple hid the feature to remove apps from your iPhone behind a not obvious pop-up menu. Don't worry though, once you figure it out, it's easy to delete apps on iPad or iPhone.

Related: How to Hide Apps on Your iPhone (& Find Them Later)

How to Uninstall Apps on Your iPhone:

1. Tap and hold an app icon until the quick actions menu appears. You can do this with app icons on your Home screen, or in your App Library. Either works!
2. If you only want to remove that one app, then tap Remove App.
   
   
    
3. Confirm in the pop up by tapping Delete App (the other option, Remove from Home Screen, will banish the app to your App Library).
   
   
    
4. If you want to delete a bunch of apps, tap Edit Home Screen. The app icons will wiggle, and a minus icon will appear at the upper-left corner of each icon.
5. Tap the minus icon, then confirm in the popup by tapping Delete. If you are not successful with this step, a setting may be to blame! Try fixing the setting and then coming back to this step.
   
   
    
6. The app you just deleted will disappear from your screen; tap Done at the upper right corner of your screen if you're finished deleting apps.
   
   

That's it! If you change your mind and would like to retrieve any apps you deleted, you can always go back to the App Store and download them again. If you're having trouble deleting apps when following these steps, a setting may be to blame.