Can not delete apps on iPad iOS 14

I can’t delete apps from my iPad. When I get jiggle there is no ‘X’ to click. I can’t do it in settings. I deleted everything and restored from a backup. No help. There must be something really simple I’m missing.

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 2:08 PM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2021 3:30 PM

The real reason for being unable to delete Apps is a misconfiguration of your ScreenTime settings. To properly resolve this issue, you simply need to alter one of your ScreenTime restrictions:


Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > iTunes & App Store Purchases > Deleting Apps - ensure that this permission is set to Allow

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Feb 8, 2021 3:30 PM in response to 787captain

The real reason for being unable to delete Apps is a misconfiguration of your ScreenTime settings. To properly resolve this issue, you simply need to alter one of your ScreenTime restrictions:


Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > iTunes & App Store Purchases > Deleting Apps - ensure that this permission is set to Allow

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