Unable to remove Find Friends app
I am unable to remove the Find Friends app since upgrading to iOS10 on my iPhone 6 Plus. However, I have been able to remove it from my iPod Touch and iPad.
Has anyone else had this issue?
iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 10
I am unable to remove the Find Friends app since upgrading to iOS10 on my iPhone 6 Plus. However, I have been able to remove it from my iPod Touch and iPad.
Has anyone else had this issue?
iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 10
How to restart
- Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears.
- Drag the slider to turn your device completely off.
- After the device turns off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until you see the Apple logo.
Remove a built-in app from your Home screen
- Touch and hold the app until it jiggles.
- Tap
on the app, then tap Remove.
- Press the Home button to finish.
You didn't say what version you upgraded from, but you can not delete Find My Friends from recent iOS versions. It is now a "built-in" app that comes with the iOS. And I think that has been true since iOS 8 or 9.
[EDIT] Oops, my bad. According to:
Remove built-in Apple apps from the Home screen on your iOS device with iOS 10 - Apple Support
you can now remove "built-in" apps from iOS 10. I haven't upgraded yet and didn't know that.
I upgraded from 9.3.5 or whatever the last version of iOS9 was. And that version of iOS was also on my iPad and iPod Touch.
If I am able to delete the app from my iPad and iPod, and the app is listed on the apps you can remove in iOS10, then surely I should be able to delete it from my iPhone?
Thanks Becky I have contacted them now.
It turns out that if you have a restriction on Share My Location and you have locked it to Don't Allow Changes, this will prevent you from deleting the app. Who would thought?
Unable to remove Find Friends app