Ive noticed this for a while on my iphone 4 (IOS 5.1) that it takes about 20 - 30 seconds from when i click on the shaking x to actually get the prompt come up saying are you sure you want to delete this app.
Ive got plenty of space left on the iphone (about 1.7GB) so im a little bit confused on why its so slow to delete any app.
iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.3
so no one else has had this? Im dreading going to apple about this as they will probably just say wipe it and load it all back on but that will be last resort, so any help on this would be great!
1.7GB is not enough. 2 to 3 GB will be better from my experience.
When plug into iTunes, how much is your 'Other"?
Surely that cant be the answer? My other stuff was just over 1GB last time i checked. When im home next i will try and clear some of the 9GB of music i have on here (only a 16GB iphone 4) and make sure i have at least 2GB free then i will see if the slow deleting problem has gone
Try a reset... press the home and sleep/lock buttons until you see the Apple logo, ignoring the slider. Takes about 5-15 secs of button holding and you won't lose any data or settings.
I've powered it off a couple of times since having this problem is that gonna be the same as the restart I'm guessing yes?
A Reset ≠Restart. Try the Reset.
Ah ha! That'll teach me for reading it on my iPhone.
The reset seems to have done the trick!
Glad it's working. 😉
I have an att iphone 4s on iOS 5.1.1 (9B206) with 2.2GB available, 56 apps installed, and I'm having the same issue as described above where it takes about 30 seconds to delete an app. Another strange thing is that once I delete one app, if I delete more, they delete immediately without that delay. I have tried the reset and restart and that has not helped, any other suggestions?
the reset only worked for a bit on my iphone. In the end i had a problem with the speaker on the phone so i got it swapped out at the apple store for a new handset and ever since then (touch wood) its been fine for me
I see the same problem - slow app delete (it's like a delay until the app prompts to acknowledge deletion and then you can delete more apps quickly). Reset and/or restart has no impact on this.
Apps really slow to delete
