Delete messages app from ipad

Hello BadTypist,

We understand you wish to delete the Messages app from your iPad. You’re in the right place, we’d be glad to assist in seeking a solution.

While you are unable to delete the app entirely, you can follow the steps here to sign out of iMessage:

Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime

"Remove your phone number

If you don't want calls or messages for your iPhone on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, you can remove your phone number. There are two ways to do this:

• On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Select your Apple ID at the bottom of the screen and tap Sign Out. Then go to Settings > FaceTime, select your Apple ID and tap Sign Out.
• If the phone number that you want to remove belongs to an iPhone that you can't access, change your Apple ID password. This removes all phone numbers from your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Calls or messages for the removed numbers won't appear on those devices anymore.

If you have questions, contact Apple Support."

You can use the steps here to delete old messages on your iPad:

Use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Have a great day.

You cannot delete the messaging app. It is a core app of iOS and iPadOS and thus cannot be deleted. You can simply go into settings, messages and disable iMessage and turn off message forwarding from the iPhone or disable messages in iCloud in the iPad’s cloud account settings.