HT201322: Hide and unhide iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store purchases

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frizzle91
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Q: Completely remove app from iphone

Hi, Can someone please tell me how i completely remove an app from my iphone 4s?

The apps are in the Purchased History of the app store and i want to remove them from there, few people have said you cannot do this but you can hide them.

Can anyone at least tell me how to hide them? I have deleted them because i dont want them so i am not bothered about losing them completely, and clicking the cross on the app only removes it from the home screen, also i have tried going into itunes to view my purchased apps on there but this list people keep mentioning that appears on the left hand side when you click apps does not appear on mine, i have tried checking the settings and still cannot find a way to see these apps and delete them from itunes. Please can someone help me resolve this. Thanks

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Apr 17, 2013 12:18 PM

by King_Penguin,Solvedanswer
King_Penguin King_Penguin
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A:

You can't currently permanently delete any items from your purchase history, but you can hide them so that they are less visible (they won't show in the Purchased tab unless you unhide them) - if you folllow the instructions for hiding them via your computer's iTunes as described on the page that you posted from then they should get hidden (you can't currently hide them directly on an iOS 6 device) i.e.

 

on your computer's iTunes select the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page. That should show you a screen where you can select Apps at the top of it to display a list of your purchased/downloaded apps (those that are still in the store and not hidden) - if you hover your mouse pointer over an app that you want to hide then it should get an 'x' appear on it, click that to hide it

Posted on Apr 17, 2013 12:30 PM

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  • by King_Penguin,Solvedanswer

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Apr 17, 2013 12:30 PM in response to frizzle91
    Level 10 (134,657 points)
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    Apr 17, 2013 12:30 PM in response to frizzle91

    You can't currently permanently delete any items from your purchase history, but you can hide them so that they are less visible (they won't show in the Purchased tab unless you unhide them) - if you folllow the instructions for hiding them via your computer's iTunes as described on the page that you posted from then they should get hidden (you can't currently hide them directly on an iOS 6 device) i.e.

     

    on your computer's iTunes select the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page. That should show you a screen where you can select Apps at the top of it to display a list of your purchased/downloaded apps (those that are still in the store and not hidden) - if you hover your mouse pointer over an app that you want to hide then it should get an 'x' appear on it, click that to hide it

  • by frizzle91,

    frizzle91 frizzle91 Apr 17, 2013 12:49 PM in response to King_Penguin
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    Apr 17, 2013 12:49 PM in response to King_Penguin

    Hi, THANK YOU, I have been trying to find out how to do this for ages now and all the discussions and forums i searched this was never mentioned. You are an absolute star, thank you so much for this