How do you delete apps on your iPhone? Uninstalling apps is easy once you know how.
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How do I delete apps off my iPhone? 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-so-obvious pop-up menu. Don't worry though, once you figure it out, it's easy to delete apps on iPad or iPhone.
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How to Uninstall Apps on iPhone
To learn more about how to use apps on your iPhone, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter. If you want to learn how to remove apps off iPhone:
- Long press 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!
- If you only want to remove that one app, then tap Remove App. If you want to remove multiple apps, go to Step 5.
- Tap Delete App from the menu that appears. (The other option, Remove from Home Screen, will banish the app to your App Library.)
- Confirm in the pop-up by tapping Delete.
- If you want to delete a bunch of apps, tap Edit Home Screen. Your Home screen will enter jiggle mode, which you can also reach by long pressing a blank spot of your Home screen.
- Tap the minus icon, then tap Delete App.
- Confirm by tapping Delete.
- 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.
If you are not successful, a setting may be to blame! Try fixing the setting and then coming back to this step. 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.
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