How to Delete Home Screen Icon

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How to Delete Home Screen Icon

I just saved an icon on my home screen from Safari and now I want to delete it. How is this done? I've placed my finger on the icon until all icons jiggle but don't see anywhere to can them. Any help is appreciated. THanks

Mark

IMac 27" Quadcore I5, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Feb 12, 2011 5:53 PM

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iEJ

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Apr 4, 2012 3:46 PM in response to B A Mess

You have your restrictions set to not allow apps to be deleted:

Go to: Settings->General->Restrictions->

Under "Allow:" you will see "Deleting Apps" turn it to "ON"

Glad I could help!

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sn4p2k

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Feb 12, 2011 7:55 PM in response to B A Mess

an x should appear on everything you can delete..

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cls24

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Feb 12, 2011 8:19 PM in response to B A Mess

Everything can be deleted by the X except Apple installed applications.

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roaminggnome

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Feb 12, 2011 8:21 PM in response to B A Mess

http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_iOS4_UserGuide.pdf

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B A Mess Author

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Feb 12, 2011 8:45 PM in response to roaminggnome

Thanks for this info but....no small "x" appears on any icon. When I hold my finger on an icon all they do is jiggle. The only thing I can do is move them....not delete them. I only want to delete one. Do you think it's because I've done a "key-lock? Thanks for everyones help. LOVE THE PHONE

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KC7GNM

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Feb 12, 2011 9:41 PM in response to B A Mess

What app are you trying to delete? If it is one of the default apps that came with your phone when you bought it then you cannot delete the app.

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Answer 7

Feb 21, 2011 10:37 AM in response to B A Mess

If it's an icon created as a bookmark from Safari it should have an X in the upper right corner when you hold your finger on any icon long enough for them to jiggle. I just created one and it behaves this way. The only other way that I know to remove Apps is from the Apps tab in iTunes, but I'm not sure it will remove bookmarks. Do any of the icons have the black X when they're jiggling?

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Answer 8

Feb 22, 2011 11:15 AM in response to B A Mess

Make sure you are trying to delete the link and not Safari itself.

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paulcb

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Apr 4, 2012 4:08 PM in response to iEJ

While you're most likely correct, that thread is over 1 year old. I'm sure the OP is long gone. 😉

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