Deleting apps from phone

When I try to delete an app, the option “Delete App” doesn’t appear anymore. How do I get that back?

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Sep 4, 2020 6:42 AM

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Posted on Sep 4, 2020 6:46 AM

With iOS 13 or later:

Remove apps from the Home screen

  1. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen, then tap Edit Home Screen.
  2. The apps begin to jiggle.
  3. Tap on the app you want to remove, then tap Delete.
  4. Tap Done (on an iPhone with Face ID) or press the Home button (on other iPhone models).

If you change your mind, you can redownload apps you’ve removed.

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Giulio

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Sep 4, 2020 6:46 AM in response to TAK1967

With iOS 13 or later:

Remove apps from the Home screen

  1. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen, then tap Edit Home Screen.
  2. The apps begin to jiggle.
  3. Tap on the app you want to remove, then tap Delete.
  4. Tap Done (on an iPhone with Face ID) or press the Home button (on other iPhone models).

If you change your mind, you can redownload apps you’ve removed.

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Giulio

Sep 4, 2020 8:53 AM in response to ProustGiulio

i know how to delete apps. The problem is that the option Delete does not appear when I get to your step number 3. It has disappeared from the options. The only options I have now is to edit screen which just moves it around or to share. This happens no matter what app I try to delete—one that I added or one that came on my phone when I purchased it new. Thank you for your help!

Sep 4, 2020 11:56 AM in response to ProustGiulio

Any of them. The ones that I know can’t be deleted, I hide those in a folder on the last page. I’m very tech savvy—I even teach advanced computer courses. So that is why this is so frustrating! I’m just trying to clean up my phone and get rid of games and other apps that I have downloaded over the years and never use anymore. Thanks again.

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