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Unable to delete unused apps from My Apps in App Store

I have apps my grandkids downloaded and u want to delete them from my phone but I can only find them in “my apps”

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iPhone 11, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 3, 2024 7:37 AM

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Limnos

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Posted on Nov 3, 2024 7:46 AM

You can't delete items from your purchase history but you can hide them.

For apps, see this document: Hide purchases from the App Store - Apple Support .

It only mentions hiding apps but according to Apple (as Recommended in: how do i delete an expired subscription - Apple Community ) subscriptions get hidden too.

Read this document about hiding music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books - Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books - Apple Support

This doesn't remove the item in your purchase history but Family Sharing members won't see them and they won't appear in your Library on a device unless you downloaded it to a device.

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