How to remove apple’s built-in apps from your ios home screen

With iOS 14 and later and iPadOS, you can delete some built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch.

When you delete a built-in app from your device, you also delete any related user data and configuration files. This can affect things like related system functions or information on your Apple Watch.

Built-in apps you can delete from your device

If you have iOS 14 or later or iPadOS, you can delete 1 these apps from your device:

• Activity
• Apple Books 3
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Compass
• Contacts 1
• FaceTime 2
• Files
• Home

• iTunes Store
• Mail
• Maps 3
• Measure
• Music 3
• News (where available)
• Notes
• Podcasts 3
• Reminders

• Shortcuts
• Stocks
• Tips
• Translate
• TV (where available)
• Videos
• Voice Memos
• Watch app 4
• Weather

1. If you delete the Contacts app, all of your contact information will remain in the Phone app.
2. If you delete the FaceTime app, you can still make and receive FaceTime calls in Contacts and the Phone app.
3. If you delete the Apple Books, Maps, Music, or Podcast apps, they won’t be available to use with CarPlay. If you delete the Music app, you’ll be unable to play audio content in its library using Apple apps or third-party apps on some car stereos or stereo receivers.
4. If you try to delete the Watch app from an iPhone that’s paired with an Apple Watch, an alert asks you to unpair your Apple Watch before you can delete the app.

Delete a built-in app from your device

1. On your iOS or iPadOS device, touch and hold the app.
2. Tap Remove App.
3. Tap Delete.

If you have an Apple Watch, deleting an app from your iPhone also deletes that app from your Apple Watch.

Restore a built-in app that you deleted

1. On your iOS or iPadOS device, go to the App Store.
2. Search for the app. Make sure that you use the exact name of the app.
3. Tap A cloud with an arrow pointing down from within the cloud. to restore the app.
4. Wait for the app to restore, then open it from your Home Screen.

If you have an Apple Watch, restoring an app to your iPhone also restores that app to your Apple Watch.

What happens when you delete built-in apps from your device

Deleting built-in apps from your device can affect other system functionalities. Here are some examples:

• If you have an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone, deleting an app from your iPhone also deletes that app from your Apple Watch Home Screen.
• If you delete the Podcasts app from your device, Podcasts won’t be available with CarPlay.
• If you delete the Stocks or Weather app from your device, stocks and weather won’t be available elsewhere. For example, you won’t see stocks and weather information in Notification Center on your iPhone or as Complications or Glances on your Apple Watch.
• If you delete the Calculator app, the calculator won’t appear in Control Center.

To restore an affected functionality, you can add built-in apps back to your device.

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If you’re annoyed by the screen real estate that the stock Apple apps take up on your iPhone or iPad, there’s something new in iOS 10 you’ll love: the ability to remove them.

If you’re still running iOS 9, check out our article on all the old ways to hide apps. They aren’t quite as good as iOS 10’s method, but they’re all you’ve got on older devices.

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear up front. This new feature lets you remove the apps from your home screen, but it does not actually remove the applications from your phone–it merely hides the icons.

Many of the pre-installed apps that come with your iOS device are core components that are integrated into Siri and other elements of the iOS experience. Ripping them out would cause more harm than good, but Apple understands that there are lots of people who simply don’t use apps like “News”, “Find My Friends”, or “Game Center” on their home screen. Rather than force people to shove them into a folder named “Apple Apps” to get them out of the way, you can now remove them from your home screen.

So, unfortunately, removing them will not free up space on your device. It will simply hide the app. But having that icon out of your face is still a welcome change.

The Stock Apps You Can Remove

So which apps can you hide with this new trick? Here’s a list of the apps you can now remove from view:

There are a few caveats to this list. Removing the Contacts app doesn’t actually kill your contacts, it just removes the icon–you can still access contacts from the Contacts tab in the Phone app. If you remove the Music app, music playback won’t work with CarPlay (although if you’re regularly using Music with CarPlay, there’s slim chance you’d remove it in the first place). Finally, if you want to nix the Watch app, you’ll need to unpair your Apple Watch first (again, unless you sold your Apple watch, not a big chance you’ll run into this issue).

Also worth noting: there are probably a few apps you may have on your phone that seems like stock apps, but that you didn’t see on the list. Many people install Apple produced apps–like Pages and Garage Band–when they first get their iOS device. Those aren’t core iOS apps, and you can remove them and get the space back on your device just like you would any other App Store app.

How to Remove Stock Apps From Your Home Screen

Now that we’ve highlighted how removing apps from the home screen isn’t the same as truly deleting them, and listed off which apps you can hide using this trick, here’s the anti-climatic way you do it. You remove them like you’ve been removing regular downloaded apps forever.

Press and hold on an app until the app icon begins vibrating. Tap the “X” icon in the upper left corner.

Welcome to Fitzpatrick’s Home for Unwanted Apps

Confirm you wish to remove the application from the home screen.

After confirmation, the home screen shortcut to the application will vanish.

How to Restore Stock Apps to Your Home Screen

Restoring the stock apps is a very simple affair. Simply open up the App Store app and search for the name of the app. Click on the download-from-cloud button.

Unlike the usual download process, you won’t fetch the app from the Apple servers, as the app never actually left your device. The “download” process will be instantaneously and the download icon should switch to “Open” in a fraction of a second. The app icon will now be back on your home screen, ready for you to position it where you see fit.

That’s all there is too it–thanks to the changes in iOS 10 you can finally get rid of all those never-used-apps without resorting to a kludgy fix like shoving them all in a home screen folder.

With iOS 10, you can remove some built-in Apple apps from the Home screen on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch.

When you remove a built-in app from your Home screen, you also remove any related user data and configuration files. This can affect things like related system functions or information on your Apple Watch.

The apps built into iOS are designed to be very space efficient, so all of them together use less than 200MB. Removing built-in iOS apps doesn’t free up storage space on your device.

Built-in apps you can remove from your Home screen

If you have iOS 10, you can remove 1 these apps from your Home screen:

• Calculator
• Calendar
• Compass
• Contacts 2
• FaceTime 3
• Find My Friends
• Home
• iBooks 4

• iCloud Drive
• iTunes Store
• Mail
• Maps 4
• Music 4
• News (where available)
• Notes
• Podcasts 4

• Reminders
• Stocks
• Tips
• Videos or TV
• Voice Memos
• Watch app 5
• Weather

1. With iOS 12, you can delete built-in apps from the Home screen on your device. See this article for more information on built-in apps in iOS 12.
2. If you remove the Contacts app, all of your contact information will remain in the Phone app.
3. If you remove the FaceTime app, you can still make and receive FaceTime calls in Contacts and the Phone app.
4. If you remove the iBooks, Maps, Music, or Podcast apps, they won’t be available to use with CarPlay.
5. If you try to remove the Watch app from an iPhone that’s paired with an Apple Watch, an alert asks you to unpair your Apple Watch before you can remove the app.

Remove a built-in app from your Home screen

1. On your iOS device, touch and hold the app lightly until it jiggles. If the app doesn’t jiggle, make sure that you’re not pressing too hard.
2. Tap on the app, then tap Remove.
3. Press the Home button to finish.

If you have an Apple Watch, removing an app from your iPhone also removes that app from your Apple Watch.

Restore a built-in app that you removed

1. On your iOS device, go to the App Store.
2. Search for the app. Make sure that you use the exact name of the app. Find the correct name of built-in apps.
3. Tap to restore the app.
4. Wait for the app to restore, then open it from your Home screen.

If you have an Apple Watch, restoring an app to your iPhone also restores that app to your Apple Watch.

What happens when you remove built-in apps from your Home screen

Removing built-in apps from your Home screen can affect other system functionalities. Here are some examples:

• If you have an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone, removing an app from your iPhone Home screen also removes that app from your Apple Watch Home screen.
• If you remove the Podcasts app from your Home screen, Podcasts won’t be available with CarPlay.
• If you remove the Music app, you may be unable to play some audio content using Apple apps or third-party apps on some car stereos or stereo receivers.
• If you remove the Stocks or Weather app from your Home screen, stocks and weather won’t be available elsewhere. For example, you won’t see stocks and weather information in Notification Center on your iPhone or as Complications or Glances on your Apple Watch.
• If you remove the Calculator app, the calculator won’t appear in Control Center.

To restore an affected functionality, you can add built-in apps back to your Home screen.

With iOS 14 and later and iPadOS, you can delete some built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Apple Watch.

When you delete a built-in app from your device, you also delete any related user data and configuration files. This can affect things like related system functions or information on your Apple Watch.

Built-in apps that you can delete from your device

If you have iOS 14 or later or iPadOS, you can delete 1 these apps from your device:

• Activity
• Apple Books 3
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Compass
• Contacts 1
• FaceTime 2
• Files
• Home

• iTunes Store
• Mail
• Maps 3
• Measure
• Music 3
• News (where available)
• Notes
• Podcasts 3
• Reminders

• Shortcuts
• Stocks
• Tips
• Translate
• TV (where available)
• Videos
• Voice Memos
• Watch app 4
• Weather

1. If you delete the Contacts app, all of your contact information will remain in the Phone app.
2. If you delete the FaceTime app, you can still make and receive FaceTime calls in Contacts and the Phone app.
3. If you delete the Apple Books, Maps, Music or Podcast apps, they won’t be available to use with CarPlay. If you delete the Music app, you’ll be unable to play audio content in its library using Apple apps or third-party apps on some car stereos or stereo receivers.
4. If you try to delete the Watch app from an iPhone that’s paired with an Apple Watch, an alert will ask you to unpair your Apple Watch before you can delete the app.

Delete a built-in app from your device

1. On your iOS or iPadOS device, touch and hold the app.
2. Tap Remove App.
3. Tap Delete.

If you have an Apple Watch, deleting an app from your iPhone will also delete that app from your Apple Watch.

Restore a built-in app that you’ve deleted

1. On your iOS or iPadOS device, go to the App Store.
2. Search for the app. Make sure you use the exact name of the app.
3. Tap A cloud with an arrow pointing down from within the cloud. to restore the app.
4. Wait for the app to be restored, then open it from your Home Screen.

If you have an Apple Watch, restoring an app to your iPhone will also restore that app to your Apple Watch.

What happens when you delete built-in apps from your device?

Deleting built-in apps from your device can affect other system functionalities. Here are some examples:

• If you have an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone, deleting an app from your iPhone will also delete that app from your Apple Watch Home Screen.
• If you delete the Podcasts app from your device, the Podcasts app won’t be available with CarPlay.
• If you delete the Stocks or Weather app from your device, Stocks and Weather won’t be available elsewhere. For example, you won’t see stocks and weather information in Notification Centre on your iPhone or as Complications or Glances on your Apple Watch.
• If you delete the Calculator app, the calculator won’t appear in Control Centre.

To restore an affected functionality, you can add built-in apps back to your device.

How do I delete the Apple apps that come installed by default with the iPhone, like Podcasts, iBooks or Game Center app?

It appears that these apps take up a lot of storage space on my iPhone 4s. I don’t know for sure if one can or can’t remove them.

1 Answer 1

It is not possible to delete/remove the unneeded built-in, Apple provided iOS apps from a device running iOS 9 or earlier.

In iOS 10, it became possible to remove a selection of Apple’s built-in apps, but only from the Springboard (Home screen). The apps weren’t really removed from the device, but simply hidden from view (thereby reducing clutter). They continue to persist on device, thereby consuming storage space. (Technically, this was due to the reason iOS 10 was built. Apple’s built-in apps were part of the iOS itself, rather than installable from the App Store).

Starting with iOS 11, Apple changed the way it built iOS and shipped first party apps such that it finally became possible to fully delete a selection of built-in apps and reclaim the storage space occupied by them. The same can be installed later from the App Store if need be.

For more information, refer to the helpful support article from Apple, Remove built-in Apple apps from the Home screen on your iOS 10 device or Apple Watch

There are many apps and features on your iPhone that you may never use, and therefore don’t need. A great illustration of this is the Apple Watch app. You might have no interest in ever getting an expensive smartwatch, yet you’re stuck with the Apple Watch app on your home screen.

Normally, in order to delete stock Apple bloatware for a clutter-free home screen, you’d have to jailbreak your iPhone. If you don’t want a jailbroken iPhone and all the risk that comes with it, then there are still some things you can do to get rid of bothersome apps and features.

These tips will also work on an iPad or iPhone touch, not just an iPhone, and assume you’re running iOS 8 or iOS 9 on your device.

The Built-in Way to Hide Stock Apple Apps

If you want to hide the Safari, Camera, FaceTime, iTunes Store, and Podcasts apps from your home screen, there’s an easy built-in way to do so. Just navigate to Settings -> General -> Restrictions. If this is your first time in the Restrictions preferences, you will need to unlock it with your passcode.

On the Restrictions page, toggle off Safari, Camera, FaceTime, iTunes Store, and/or Podcasts, which will disable them from appearing on your home screen.

When you upgrade to iOS 9, you’ll also be able to remove the News app (which replaces Newsstand) from the home screen as well.

If you check wherever your stock apps once resided, you will notice that they are completely gone. But beware: disabling an app this way will not only hide the icon but also its services.

How to Hide Your Other Stock Apple Apps

The method displayed above only takes care of a few stock Apple apps, so for all of the other apps you want to hide, you’ll need to get tricky. There are two glitches you can take advantage of, and you can see exactly how in the video below (or learn more here).

They do take some timing and maneuvering, but they’re easy to pull off. However, these tricks will only work until a restart, which means after you restart your device you’ll have to re-hide all of the apps.

These glitches will take care of the Activity, App Store, Apple Watch, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Compass, Contacts, Game Center, Find Friends (iOS 9 only), Health, iBooks, Maps, Newsstand (not in iOS 9), Notes, Passbook, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Tips, Videos, Voice Memos, and Weather apps, as well as the ones you can officially hide in the Restrictions settings.

How to Disable Certain iOS Features

For those of you who never use AirDrop or care to see it anymore on your iPhone, you can disable it. In addition, you can also remove the Connect tab from the new Music app and the store aspect from the iBooks app.

Bring up your Control Center and you should see that AirDrop is absent. If you open iBooks or Music, those features we toggled off will also be gone.

Other iOS Features You Can Disable

Yes, there are even more features you can remove from your iPhone without jailbreaking. These include folder names on your home screen, Apple Music in the new Music app, and contacts from your app switcher. I won’t concentrate on obvious features like app notifications, the parallax effect, or sharing options—just the lesser known tricks.

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On Monday, Apple revealed that most built-in iOS apps could be removed from the home screen in iOS 10, and the world celebrated. But shortly thereafter, Apple revealed one very notable caveat: you’re only removing the apps’ icons — the app itself is still loaded on the phone.

While appearing on John Gruber’s podcast The Talk Show, Apple software chief Craig Federighi clarified that iOS 10 doesn’t fully remove built-in apps. It removes the home screen icon, user data, and some behind-the-scenes stuff that adds links to each app, but the core of the removed app remains on the phone. That means if you want to reinstall the app, you might not need to download anything — you should just be able to tap the “Get” button in the App Store and have it appear.

Is this a big deal? Not really. Apple says that all of its built-in apps take up less than 150MB combined. That may be important when your phone is at capacity, but it shouldn’t make a huge difference most of the time. Yeah, it’s still a bit frustrating that you can’t clear that extra data out — especially given that Apple keeps selling 16GB phones — but the real frustration has been having to keep a folder of nonsense like Apple’s Stocks app, which apparently important business people use but that I have never seen a real human open.

The question now is how iOS 10 will react when you try to do something with an app that isn’t installed. Here’s the behavior in the current release:

That’s. not good. And pretty obnoxious. If you tap an email link, you probably want to go to the email app you actually use — not the email app you removed from your phone.

Admittedly, this should be a helpful prompt for people who have accidentally removed the app or removed it without realizing the consequences. But for broader audiences, it would make much more sense for Apple to allow people to set their own default apps when a built-in app is removed. We can hope that’s coming for the final release. Or at least for iOS 11. What’s waiting another year at this point, right?

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By default, your iPhone arrives with a suite of useful apps, but it’s possible to delete at least 27 of them, including Stocks, Calendar, Music, Clock, and even Mail. If you removed a built-in iPhone app by accident and it’s missing, here’s how to get it back. (This works on iPad, too.)

First, before you try to reinstall a missing app, make sure that it’s not simply hiding on your device. On the home screen, swipe downward with one finger near the middle of the screen, and a Spotlight search bar will appear. Type in the name of the app (We chose “Stocks,” for example.) and see whether its icon appears in the results below.

If you see the app in the results, then the app is installed. But where is it? It’s possible that you can’t see it on a cluttered screen full of apps, or it might be hidden in a folder somewhere. Also, with iOS 14 and higher, the app could be in your App Library but not present on your home screen. If you’d like, it’s easy to find the app in your App Library and add it to your home screen again.

If you don’t see the app you’re looking for in the Spotlight results, then the app isn’t on your device. Luckily, every removable iPhone app is available for free download again from the App Store. To get it back, open the App Store.

When the App Store opens, type the name of the app you’re looking for in the search bar and tap “Search.”

While looking through the results, make sure you choose the correct app. Some third-party apps have similar names to the built-in apps and may show up in the results. To confirm it’s the real app you’re looking for, tap on its entry in the results list.

On the app detail screen, you’ll see “Developer: Apple” listed in the row of facts just below the app icon. Also, the app you want will be free to download—you’ll see Apple’s iCloud download icon in the listing instead of a “Get” or “Buy” button.

When you’re ready to download, just tap the cloud download button and the app will be downloaded to your device. Very easy. Repeat this process with any other missing Apple apps, and you’ll be back to speed in no time.

By the way, if the app you just downloaded doesn’t show up on your home screen, look for it in your App Library—it’s possible to change where new apps are downloaded so that they don’t show up on your home screen as you might expect. Good luck!

With iOS 10, it’s possible to remove 23 pre-installed apps from your iPhone or iPad. Doing so frees up space, but also has some drawbacks.

Apple recently announced that iPhone and iPad users can finally delete pre-installed Apple apps. That means you can get rid of superfluous apps you never use, such as Compass and Tips, perhaps. It’s as simple as pressing and holding an app icon until it jiggles, and then tapping the ‘x’ that appears on it, but it only works after you install iOS 10.

iOS 10 is out now in beta release, although many people will likely wait until September or October for the final build before they get it. Either way, there are a few things to know before you chuck those apps.

Ditch the App, Lose App Access

When you delete one of the pre-installed apps from your iPhone or iPad, you’ll lose it from the Home screen, the Notifications panel, and any connected devices and services you might use, such as CarPlay and Apple Watch. You also might delete data stored in it, unless that data is saved to a related cloud account.

What I mean by that is if you delete, say, the Music app, and you have purchased songs in the app through iTunes, you’ll still be able to access your music through iTunes. But the songs will be gone from your iOS device when you remove the app.

You can always reinstall apps that used to be on your phone at no cost. So, if you change your mind and want to reinstall an app, it’s just a matter of downloading it and tailoring it again to how you use it.

Which Apps Can You Delete?

Once you have iOS 10 installed onto your device, you can remove up to 23 apps that you couldn’t before. Some are fine to remove if you have never used or rarely used them. Others require a little more explanation about what will happen if you delete them before you decide to do it. The apps I recommend removing if you have never (or rarely) used them are:

• Calculator
• Compass
• Find Friends
• iBooks
• Music
• Notes
• Podcasts
• Reminders
• Stocks
• Tips
• Watch
• Weather

Beyond those, there are 10 more apps you might delete, but they require a little more knowledge and thought. They are: Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, iCloud Drive, iTunes Store, Mail, Maps, News (this one is not yet available to delete in iOS 10 beta, but it will be in a later release), Videos, and Voice Memos.

You might be thinking, “Why would I delete my Contacts app?” It’s pretty scary to think about eliminating your entire address book. Well, it turns out that won’t happen. If you delete the Contacts app, all the phone numbers and other information contained in that app will still be accessible from the Phone app. In other words, the information in your Contacts app isn’t solely relegated to that app. It’s elsewhere, too.

There are other apps that might also have important information that won’t necessarily disappear for all time if you wipe the app from your phone. For example, if you use Calendar on a Mac and sync your calendar entries across devices, you can delete the app from your phone without losing the calendar appointments from your other devices. Just make sure all the data has synced properly before doing it.

FaceTime is an app I’ve used only once or twice. until my sister started using it. Because I want her and other friends and family members to be able to get in touch with me by whatever means is most convenient for them, I will keep FaceTime on my phone. Put another way, even though FaceTime isn’t my first choice in communication apps, it might be for other people, and that’s reason enough for me to keep it around.

Tip: If you also want to be sure people can reach you via FaceTime, make sure you can get calls on it when you are not connected to Wi-Fi by enabling 3G/4G/LTE data use. Go to Settings > Cellular and scroll down until you see FaceTime. Make sure the green button appears.)

How Much Space Can You Reclaim?

The amount of space you can reclaim by deleting pre-installed Apple apps varies, although Apple estimates it’s only about 150MB for all 23 apps. It’s a little misleading, though, because the amount of space changes dramatically based on the data is associated with each app.

Let’s say you used the Music app some time ago, but then switched to a streaming service, like Spotify. If you have old music still downloaded onto your phone, it will all be deleted when you remove the Music app, and that could free up a huge amount of space.

The Videos app is great example, too. This app stores movies and TV shows you’ve downloaded to watch, not videos you’ve shot. Maybe you downloaded a movie to watch on a flight long ago and never remembered to delete it. It could be taking up a huge amount of space without you even knowing it, because when you go poking around the iOS settings to manage your storage, the Videos app doesn’t even show up! You can only see how much space videos are taking up when you plug your phone into a computer and view the space in iTunes.

If you’re still short on storage, read How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad for more tips. And if you’ve reclaimed space and are looking for new apps, be sure to check out our lists of the best iPhone apps and iPad apps.

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So as to not clutter up your home screen, newly-downloaded apps from the App Store can be sent directly to the App Library. But what if you later want to open the app without digging through the library? Here’s how to move apps from the App Library to your iPhone’s home screen.

Start by swiping over to the right-most home screen on your iPhone to open the App Library. Here, locate an app that isn’t already on your home screen. Long-press on the app’s icon until a menu pops up.

Tap the “Add to Home Screen” button from the context menu.

The application will be moved and placed on your home screen automatically.

Heading back into the App Library, if an app is already on one of your home screens (visible or hidden), the “Add to Home Screen” option won’t appear in the context menu. Instead, you’ll have to enter Jiggle mode.

Locate an app in your iPhone’s App Library that’s already on your home screen. Long-press on the app’s icon. After a second, a context menu will appear. Continue holding down on the app until it appears on your home screen.

As mentioned above, going this route will activate Jiggle mode (where your apps and folders will bounce around on your screen). Hold down on your app and place it wherever you like on your iPhone. Tap the “Done” button in the top-right corner when you’re finished moving the app.

If you can’t find a specific app in one of the App Library’s automatically-generated folders, you can tap on the search bar to locate the application.

Use the alphabetical list to find an app. Next, long-press on the listing until it’s highlighted. The block will look like it’s hovering above the rest of the menu when properly selected.

Without lifting your finger, move it to the left or right. You will be immediately shifted to your home screen, with Jiggle mode enabled.

As before, place the app wherever you like on your home screen or drop it in a folder. Tap the “Done” button in the top-right corner when you’re finished reorganizing your layout.

The usual way to uninstall apps on iPhone is quite easy and straightforward. However, you may land into unwanted issues at times, causing trouble with deleting apps. We’ve seen several iPhone users complaining of not getting the option to delete apps on iOS 14. If you can’t remove apps on your iPhone running iOS 14, follow the fix below.

Can’t Remove Apps on iPhone in iOS 14? Here are 4 Ways to Fix

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The common method to delete apps on iOS 14 is to long-press on the home screen to enter the Jiggle mode. Then, press the minus icon (-) and tap Delete App to uninstall it from your iPhone. Alternatively, you can long-press over the app icon and then tap on Remove App > Delete App.

However, if things aren’t right, you may experience that option to delete isn’t available for some apps on your iPhone. It’ll only let you “Remove from Home Screen” while the Delete App option won’t show up at all. In that case, you can follow the troubleshooting steps given below.

1. Reboot Your iPhone

A quick reboot can fix most temporary bugs and glitches. So, power off your iPhone and then boot it back again to see if you’re able to remove apps. If not, proceed with the steps given below.

2. Uninstall from the App Library

If you cannot delete an app directly from the home screen, you can try doing it from the app library, as follows.

1. Swipe left past the last home screen to open App Library.
2. Here, look for the app.
3. Long-press the app, click on Delete App.
4. Tap Delete to confirm the uninstallation.

3. Delete App from Settings

The other option is to uninstall apps from Settings on your iPhone. You can do it using the steps given below.

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Navigate to General > iPhone Storage.

You can delete as many apps you want similarly. You can also Offload apps instead of deleting them. Doing so will remove the app from your iPhone but will keep its documents and data.

4. Clear Restrictions for Deleting Apps

One of the major reasons for the can’t uninstall apps issue on the iPhone could be the content restrictions. You may have accidentally restricted deleting apps on your iPhone. If none of the methods above work, go through the steps below to remove any restrictions.

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Go to the Screen Time section.
3. Here, click on Content & Privacy Restrictions >iTunes & App Store Purchases.

Wrapping Up

These were some quick fixes if you can’t remove apps on your iPhone running iOS 14. In short, you can try deleting the app from the app library or settings. However, if you don’t see the delete option or if it’s greyed out, follow the instructions to clear restrictions for deleting apps. If you’re facing any other issues, do reach out via comments below.

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Installing apps to iOS is easily done through the App Store, but uninstalling apps from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is probably even easier. Yes, many users will know how to do this, but it always surprises me how many people don’t know how to remove an app from their iOS device. Fortunately, Apple has made app removal remarkably simple on the iOS platform, and it’s no exaggeration to say that you can completely uninstall an app in just a few seconds flat.

You only need to learn to do this once and you’ll get it, it’s that easy (I promise, Mom!). For the purposes of this walkthrough we will cover the fastest method possible to delete an app, and that means uninstalling apps through the home screen, where all the app icons are, using the tap-to-wiggle trick. This works the same on all versions of iOS and all devices, whether it’s an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Uninstalling an iOS App from the Home Screen

1. From the iOS device Home Screen (meaning where all the icons are), locate the app icon that you wish to uninstall from the device
2. Tap and hold on the app icon you wish to uninstall, keep holding until all the icons start wiggling around
3. Tap the little (X) icon that appears in the upper left corner of the app icon that you want to uninstall
4. When the “Delete AppName – Deleting Appanme will also delete all of it’s data” message box appears, confirm the removal of the app by choosing “Delete”
5. To uninstall more apps, tap on the (X) buttons of those and repeat the process
6. When finished, hit the Home button to stop the icons from wiggling

In the below screenshot example, we’re using the above method to delete the app called “Emojli” from an iPhone:

This process really is very fast, as demonstrated in the animated GIF below which shows the same task used to uninstall the “Snapchat” app from iOS:

(If the animated GIF isn’t working, the video embedded below shows the same thing; removing an app with the tap-and-hold trick)

You may notice that some apps can’t be deleted, like the ones that come preinstalled on the iOS device from Apple. This includes apps like Camera, Safari, Phone, Music, Photos, Calendar, App Store, Game Center, and quite a few others. Since you can’t choose to uninstall those apps, an alternative solution is to hide them instead, making them invisible and inaccessible on the iPhone or iPad.

What if I deleted an app that I didn’t mean to?

Don’t worry if you accidentally delete an app while doing this, because you can easily restore the app back to the iOS device again. That’s because while deleting an app this way removes it from your iOS device, the app itself is still tied to your Apple ID.

Basically this means if you bought the app or downloaded it while an app was temporarily free, it will always be re-downloadable again through the App Store using that same Apple ID. There is no limit to how many times you can delete and re-install apps this way.

Perhaps even better, you can even delete an app from one iOS device, say an iPhone, and then re-install it later onto a completely different device, like an iPad. The simplest way to do that is by removing it as instructed above, then browsing Purchased App history for apps not installed on the active iOS device – even if it was a free app it will appear in this purchased list, and you can quickly download it again to the new device.

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Not all iPhone and iPad apps are worth keeping. You may download an app or game that you later decide you don’t like, want, or need. To remove the clutter or regain some storage space, here’s how to delete apps on iPhone.

Note: With each version of iOS and iPadOS, Apple adjusts your options for deleting apps. If you have an older version of iOS, you can take a look at our other how-tos for deleting apps or using the offload apps feature. The following instructions apply to iPhones and iPads running iOS and iPadOS 15.

Delete Apps From the Home Screen

If the app you want to remove is on your Home Screen, whether within a folder or not, you can easily delete it two different ways.

Delete With a Long-Press Shortcut

When you long-press an app icon on your Home Screen, this brings up a shortcut menu with various actions. So, tap and hold the icon for the app you want to remove and select “Remove App.” Then, confirm that you want to permanently get rid of the app by picking “Delete App.”

Delete With Jiggle Mode

Jiggle mode has been around for a long time and this also allows you to delete apps. Tap and hold the icon for the app you want to delete. You’ll see the shortcut menu appear, but rather than releasing your finger, continue to hold.

The app icons will begin to jiggle, and you’ll see minus signs on the top left corners of the icons. Tap the minus sign for the app you want to remove and then pick “Delete App.”

Delete Apps From the App Library

With the introduction of the App Library in iOS 14, Apple gave users a way to access apps without cluttering up their Home Screens. So if you don’t have the app icon on your screen, you can delete it from the App Library.

Swipe right beyond your last screen until you arrive at the App Library. If you see the app in one of the category folders, tap and hold it. Otherwise, you may need to expand the category folder. You can do this by tapping the smaller cluster in the corner.

Tap and hold the app and choose “Delete App.” Confirm this action by tapping “Delete” when prompted.

Delete Apps From the Settings

One method for deleting apps on iPhone that remains through all iterations of iOS is in the Settings. So, open your Settings and select General > iPhone Storage (on an iPad, it will be “iPad Storage”).

Scroll through the list of apps and choose the one you want to remove. Tap “Delete App” and then confirm by tapping “Delete App” once more.

Because you have various ways to remove apps from your iPhone, you can use whichever is easiest or most convenient at the time.

Have you ever gone to update apps and then realized you don’t even want some of these apps installed on your iPhone or iPad any longer? Now you can easily delete those apps right from the Updates section of the App Store.

As you likely know by now, updating apps on iPhone and iPad with iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and newer is a bit different from before. And while the change of location for updating apps has frustrated some users, the app updates functionality also gained a new ability to delete and remove apps directly from the Updates section. This makes it easier than ever before to quickly delete apps that you don’t intend on updating, since you don’t even have to leave the Updates section of the App Store or even go to the Home Screen to delete apps.

How to Delete Apps from iPhone & iPad from the Updates Screen of App Store

We’ll assume you already know how to find the Updates section of the App Store, if not learn more here.

1. Open the “App Store” on the iPhone or iPad
2. Tap on your account profile picture in the corner and then scroll down to find the ‘Updates’ section
3. Find the app you want to delete from the iPhone or iPad and swipe left on the app update

Tap on the red “Delete” button for that app to remove

Tap to confirm you want to delete the app from the iPhone or iPad

This ability can be particularly helpful if you have a ton of apps installed on your iPhone or iPad but you can’t even recall where some of them are, maybe you moved the app icons onto other Home Screens, into folders, or they’re just a big mess of hundreds of apps that are scattered all over on the device.

You might have even forgotten that some of these apps were installed until you ventured into the Updates section where you could delete them, which makes this a nice handy feature for tidying up and cleaning house on iPhone and iPad too.

Obviously this capability is a bit hidden and there’s nothing to indicate that you can swipe over to delete an app from the App Store Updates section, but that’s just part of the modern iOS and iPadOS experience, where many interesting and useful features are not easily discoverable let alone obvious. But once you learn these type of hidden tricks, you’ll often find yourself using them frequently because they’re that useful.

Do you delete apps from the iPhone or iPad by way of the Updates section of the App Store? Do you delete apps from the Home Screen and using the fast tap-hold-delete method? Or do you never delete apps at all? Let us know your experiences and thoughts in the comments below.

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Sometimes you need to do some app housecleaning. Maybe your kid moved your apps around, or maybe you just want to see what apps you have. For example, I have 69 apps on the first screen and 67 on the second. Of course, they’re in folders, but sometimes I lose track and need to do an app purge. If you’re like me, or just need a fresh start, take a few quick steps in your settings to restore apps to their original default Apple layout.

How to Restore Apps to Their Original Layout

*Please note that restoring your apps to the default Apple layout will cause all your apps to be removed from their folders.

Open the Settings app.

Select Reset. Be careful in this menu—you can do some serious damage to your settings and device in here!

Tap Reset Home Screen Layout.

Confirm Reset Home Screen.

Your built-in apps will return to Apple-standard positions. The rest will fill up as many screens as necessary. All folders will also be deleted.

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Guide to put Safari icon back to your iPhone home screen or dock.

Just like Mail and Messages, Safari is a part of the app package that comes pre-installed on iOS and macOS. Safari is also the default browser on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Hence, you cannot Offload or delete Safari unlike a few other pre-loaded apps on iOS such as GarageBand, iMovie, Pages, and Keynote.

In case, Safari is missing from your iPhone then you might be looking to reinstall it. Well, you can’t reinstall Safari on iPhone because the app is already there on your iPhone or iPad. Moreover, you cannot update Safari from the App Store as it updates automatically when there is an iOS update.

That said if you can’t find Safari on your iOS device then you shouldn’t worry. The app is intact on your iPhone with all the settings and data including browsing data and logins. Possibly, Safari isn’t appearing just because you accidentally removed it from your home screen, moved it to an app folder, or disabled the app at some point in time.

Thankfully, you can easily add Safari back to the home screen and access it like before. Let’s find out how to restore Safari icon on iPhone running iOS 14.

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Make use of one of the below ways to get the Safari icon back on your iPhone or iPad.

From App Library on iOS 14

1. Go to the App Library and open the Utilities folder. [Refer: How to find iOS 14’s App Library]
2. Look for the Safari app.
3. Press and hold an empty area on the screen until you see the jiggle mode.
4. Tap the Safari app icon and drag it to one of your home screens.
5. Tap ‘Done’ at the top-right corner after moving the app.

Using Search

Search for Safari using Spotlight Search

If Safari is missing from the iPhone home screen, then use Spotlight Search to see if the app is there in an app folder. This method also works with iOS 13.

To do so, swipe down the screen while you are on the home screen. Type Safari in the search box at the top. You can now see the particular app folder name in case Safari is residing in a certain folder. You can then normally move Safari from that folder to the home screen or some other app folder.

Look for Safari in the App Library

If you don’t see Safari in the Utilities app group then simply search for the app in the App Library.

To do so, swipe down on the App Library page and search for Safari. To put safari back on the iPhone dock, press and hold the Safari app icon and continue holding it until you can add the app back to the home screen. Then drag and place the app in the dock.

Alternatively, you can long-tap the Safari icon in App Libray and select “Add to Home Screen”. It’s worth noting that the add to home screen option won’t appear if Safari is already there on your home screen, in an app folder, or even on one of the hidden app pages in iOS 14.

Find missing Safari on hidden home screen pages

Safari may not show if you have hidden its app page for a cleaner look in iOS 14.

To find Safari on hidden home screen app pages, follow the steps below.

1. Long-press an empty area on your home screen or an app page.
2. In Edit mode, tap the page dot button in the bottom center of the screen.
3. Look for the hidden app page having the Safari app.
4. Tick mark the particular app page to unhide it.
5. Hit Done at the upper-right corner.

Reset Home Screen Layout

This is certainly the easiest way to restore the home screen layout and appearance on your iPhone or iPad.

NOTE: We do not suggest using this method because it will re-arrange all your apps on the home screen and remove home screen widgets as well.

To restore the default home screen layout in iOS 15, go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone. Select Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout and then tap “Reset Home Screen” to confirm.

Unrestrict and Re-enable Safari on iPhone

Parental Controls on iOS allow users to restrict access to built-in apps. If you disable or turn off an app on your iPhone, the app is just temporarily hidden from your home screen.

In case you have disabled Safari, then you won’t be able to find it anywhere on your iPhone using the above-mentioned methods. To access the Safari browser again, you first need to enable the app. For this,

1. Go to Settings > Screen Time.
2. Tap “Content & Privacy Restrictions“.
3. Enter passcode if asked and make sure the toggle next to Content & Privacy Restrictions is turned on.
4. Tap “Allowed Apps”.
5. Turn on the toggle button next to “Safari” to unhide the app.

Safari will now appear on your home screen and you can even find it through Search.

Get rid of the default iPhone apps you don’t want

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Most of the apps that come pre-installed on every iPhone are good and useful. From Music to Calendar, Camera to Phone and beyond, they’re great apps for what most people want to do. But there are more apps that come pre-installed on every iPhone—like Compass, Calculator, Reminders, Tips, and others—that many people never use.

Why keep apps on your phone if you don’t use them? This is especially true if you’re running out of storage space on your phone. In that case, you may have wondered: Can you delete the built-in apps that come with the iPhone?

Deleting Pre-Installed Apps Depends on Your Operating System

Whether you can delete the pre-installed apps on your iPhone depends on what version of the iOS you’re running.

If you’ve got iOS 10 or higher on your device, you can delete pre-installed apps. Users with iOS 9 or earlier cannot delete the default apps that Apple pre-loads on the iPhone.

While this is frustrating for iOS 9 users who want total control over their devices, Apple does it to ensure that all users have the same baseline experience and can be solved by a simple OS upgrade.

How to Delete Pre-Installed Apps in iOS 10 and Up

Deleting the built-in apps that come with iOS 10 and up is simple. You delete these apps the same way you delete third-party apps:

• Just tap and hold the app you want to delete until it starts shaking, then tap the X on the app, and tap Remove.
• In iOS 14 and up, you can also tap Remove App from the pop-up menu and then Delete App.

Not all default iPhone apps can be deleted. The ones you can get rid of are:

If you change your mind and want an app back, you can reinstall built-in apps by re-downloading them from the App Store.

Deleting Pre-Loaded Apps on Jailbroken iPhones

Now the good news for iOS 9 users: If you’re tech-savvy and a bit daring, it is possible to delete the pre-installed apps on your iPhone.

Apple places controls on what users can do with iPhones. That’s why you can’t normally delete these apps on iOS 9 and earlier. A process called jailbreaking removes Apple’s controls and lets you do virtually anything you want with your phone—including deleting the built-in apps.

If you want to try this, jailbreak your iPhone and then install one of the apps for jailbroken phones that lets you hide or delete these apps. Soon enough, you’ll be free of the apps you don’t want.

Unless you’re really tech savvy (or are close to someone who is), it’s best not to do this. Jailbreaking, and especially deleting these sorts of core iOS files, can go very wrong and damage your iPhone. If that happens, you may be able to recover the phone by restoring it to factory settings. But that may not work and you could be left with a non-functioning phone that Apple may refuse to fix. So, you should really weigh the risks here before proceeding. It might be better to consider upgrading your OS or getting a new phone instead.

How to Hide iPhone Apps Using Restrictions

OK, so if iOS 9 users can’t delete the default apps, what can you do? The first option is to turn them off using the iOS’s built-in Restrictions feature. This feature lets you control what apps and services are available on your phone. It’s most often used with kids or company-issued phones, but even if that’s not your situation, this is your best bet.

Using Restrictions doesn’t remove the apps from your phone; it just hides them. So, the apps still take up storage space, but at least you don’t have to see them.

To use this option, enable Restrictions. With that done, you can hide the following apps:

When the apps are blocked, they’ll disappear from the phone as if they’ve been deleted. In this case, though, you can get them back by disabling Restrictions or changing your settings.

How to Hide iPhone Apps in Folders

If you’d rather not enable Restrictions, you can also just hide the apps. To do that:

1. Create a folder and put all the apps that you want to hide in it
2. Move the folder to its own home screen page (by dragging the folder to the right edge of the screen until it moves to a new screen), away from all the rest of your apps.

This approach doesn’t help if you want to delete the stock apps to save storage space, but it’s pretty effective if you just want to declutter.

It’s usually pretty straightforward to uninstall apps on your iPhone or iPad. However, sometimes, you might run into some unexpected issues, and it can be incredibly frustrating. To help you out, we’ve got some verified solutions for you to try. So, if you cannot delete apps on iPhone and iPad in iOS 15 or iOS 14, here’s how to fix it.

Why can’t I delete apps on my iPhone and iPad?

• Non-removable apps – You can delete almost all third-party apps and several inbuilt Apple apps. However, you can’t remove core system apps like Phone, Messages, Settings, Photos, Camera, Safari, App Store, Clock, Find My, Health, and Wallet.

If you really want to get rid of one of these, you can hide them from view.

Can’t uninstall apps on iPhone? Try these fixes!

1. Disable Restrictions on iPhone
2. Delete waiting apps from iPhone
3. Restart your iPhone
4. Reset All Settings

1. Disable Restrictions on iPhone

1. Open the Settings app and tap on Screen Time.
2. Tap on Content & Privacy Restrictions.
   Note: Here, if you see, Turn On Screen Time, that means this feature isn’t active. Skip the steps below and move to the next solution.

1. Open the plist file and find its location.
2. Go to its directory, delete its related files, and then remove the plist file.
3. Restart your Mac and its icon in the menu bar will disappear.

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So, you’re searching for a measuring tape to measure up an object or a piece of furniture and check whether it’ll fit perfectly with other elements of your house but you just can’t find the tape. We’ve all been there! But did you know that your iPhone has an inbuilt measuring tool that can estimate whatever you throw at it?

Yes. We’re talking about the Measure app that utilizes augmented reality (AR) and your iPhone’s main camera to calculate the dimensions of an object. In this post, we’ll help you find where the Measure app is on your iPhone, where your measurements are saved, and more.

• Where can I find the Measure app?
  • On iOS 14
  • On iOS 13 or earlier
• How to get the Measure app on your iPhone
• Where is your measurement saved?
• Why can’t I find the Measure app on my iPhone?
• Which devices does the Measure app support?

Where can I find the Measure app?

The Measure app is one of the pre-installed apps that are available inside the more recent iPhones and like what its name reads, it can measure the dimensions of an object using augmented reality and your iPhone’s camera.

But where do you find the Measure app? Here’s how you can find it.

On iOS 14

If your iPhone runs on iOS 14, the Measure won’t necessarily be visible on your home screen. However, you can access the app from inside the App Library which you can get to by swiping to the extreme left on the home screen.

The Measure app will be available inside the ‘Utilities’ folder on the App Library screen. Simply tap on the folder and you will be able to see the app listed here.

Alternatively, you can find the Measure app on App Library by searching for it inside the search box at the top.

On iOS 13 or earlier

If you’re one of those who own an older iPhone that’s running on iOS 13 or iOS 12, then the Measure app will be available directly on your home screen. You can find the app inside the Utilities folder, which by default, will be located on the second page of your home screen.

How to get the Measure app on your iPhone

If you can’t locate the Measure app on your iPhone, chances are that you might have accidentally deleted it before, or for some reason, the app didn’t get installed when upgrading to a newer version of iOS. In such cases, you can get the Measure app by installing it from the App Store.

To do that, open the App Store on your iOS device and tap on the ‘Search’ tab in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Type “Measure” in the search bar at the top and tap the ‘Search’ button on your keyboard.

When you find the Measure app listed in the search results, tap on the ‘Get’ button or Download icon (the one with a cloud and a downward-facing arrow) to install the Measure app on your iPhone.

After the app has been installed, you can launch the app by tapping the ‘Open’ button.

Where is your measurement saved?

If you take a measurement of an object on the Measure app, the measurement will be displayed on the screen. You can save your measurements by tapping on the ‘Copy’ button on the screen.

When you copy a measurement, its value is saved on your iPhone’s clipboard. You can later access this value by opening any text field on any app and then pasting the contents of your clipboard.

The Measure app also allows users to capture a photo of the object along with its measurement. The photo that you click using the Shutter button inside the Measure app will be accessible inside the Photos app.

Why can’t I find the Measure app on my iPhone?

There are only two reasons why you might not find the Measure app on your iPhone.

• You might have uninstalled it unknowingly: Like any other app on iOS, the Measure app can be deleted from your iPhone. If you cannot access it from your home screen or the App Library, then chances are that you might have deleted it from your iPhone before. If that’s the case, you can easily reinstall it again on your device.
• Measure app isn’t available for your iPhone model: Apple launched the Measure app as part of the iOS 12 update for all its iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices. All Apple iPhones that released after iOS 12 have the Measure app pre-installed and even devices that later received the iOS 12 update were able to download and use the Measure app. The Measure app cannot be installed on your device if you own an iPhone that was not updated to iOS 12.

Which devices does the Measure app support?

The Measure app is supported on the following devices:

• iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, or later
• iPad Pro and iPad (5th generation or later)
• iPod touch (7th generation)

That’s it. We hope you were able to find and use the Measure app on your iPhone. For more articles on iPhone, check out our dedicated iOS section here.

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As is known to all, all the purchased and downloaded iOS apps can be hided on your phone now. And once the apps are hided, you will not receive any related updates of them. However, we may need to unhide these apps and regain access to them or remove them permanently. Hereby, let’s see few intelligent tips on how to unhide or delete the apps on your iPhone.

How to Unhide Apps on iPhone

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• Spotlight Search
• Own iPhone Device

How to unhide apps on iPhone using AppStore

Most iOS users surely know what AppStore is. Aside from providing us with all of the applications that we need for our iDevice, AppStore also has many features to manage our apps. Among them there’s this hide and unhide purchases function which allows you to hide or unhide purchased or downloaded apps from App Store. If you want to find the ones you hided before, simply follow below steps on how to unhide apps on iPhone:

• Open AppStore.
• Tap “Today” or “Update” tab which can be found at the lower part of the screen.
• Tap your profile image on the top right portion of the app.
• Tap your Apple ID and key in your Apple ID passcode.
• Scroll down and select “Hidden Purchases”, then, look for the app that you wish to unhide and tap the cloud arrow icon to re-download it.

How to find hidden apps on iPhone via Spotlight Search

If you are looking for a certain app which is not shown on your iPhone, Spotlight Search can help to find all the hidden apps on iPhone for you. This tool is capable of searching through all of the installed applications on your device including the hidden ones. For those who still do not know how to use Spotlight Search, kindly follow the following steps.

• Open iPhone and swipe to the left. Then, you will find the spotlight search bar at the top of the screen.
• Enter the app name that you need to look for and tap the search icon.
• Next, the app will show up under Applications. And it’s an app that you haven’t installed, and then it will show up under View option.

How to delete hidden apps on iPhone directly

Extra storage can be freed by getting rid of unnecessary apps under phone settings. However, you may not be able to remove all the apps for it’s possible that some of the apps are hidden in other folders which you don’t usually pay much attention to. Well, we are now bringing you the solution for how to delete hidden apps on your iPhone directly:

• Go to Settings and look for Storage & iCloud Usage under General.
• Next, enter “Manage Storage” and a list of all your applications will be demonstrated along with their memory sizes.
• You can now find hidden apps which you don’t need anymore and tap it.
• Lastly, hit Delete App.