Unable to move/delete apps - iPhone7

So I was reading this thread because I was having the same problem. Someone here was right on but maybe didn't clarify enough. If you press moderately hard like you used to on the icon, it pops up options. If you barely touch the icon, lay your finger very lightly on the icon, you get the "X" to delete. Works quite well once you figure it out!

Disable 3D Touch. This overrides the ability to delete the app. Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Scroll to 3D touch and turn it off. Once done, you can depress the APP to move it or delete it by clicking the "x"

I had the hardest time deleting apps. None of this advice worked for me, no matter what I did that little x would not pop up. BUT THEN! I went to settings>general>restrictions and my 'Deleting Apps' was turned off. So I turned it back on and I was finally able to delete apps! Hope this helps!

Read through the entire thread. If you have the newer phones with 3D Touch, you will find that you cannot press on the icon, only touch it with your fingertip lying gently on the icon without pressing.

Hey Brandt,

Don't long press on the app which you want to delete(like used in previous versions), just give a small tap on the app you're trying to delete till all the apps giggle. Once all apps starts giggling you can delete as per your request :-)

Thanks,

SV

I actually just figured it out. I followed all the steps on here and it didn't work. It worked fine when I first got my phone and I remember going thru some tips for something and it messed this icon delete and move mess up. I went back in...

Go to settings/general/ restrictions and make sure restrictions is OFF. Now it wiggles to delete and move! Viola! Finally!

the iPhone will delete by doing the following.

Lightly touch the app, if you press hard you will get the share option

touch the "X" and choose the delete option

to move an app touch the app and slide it to the left or right

Sorry, you are having this problem. If the icon doesn't have a small x in the left top corner

When you lightly touch it and it wiggles than you may have an operating system issue.

Check and see what op version you are using. Try to update your op system and reboot the iPhone.

If you are trying to delete an app that came on your iPhone, you can't delete them. You can only delete

the apps you install from the app store.

If that doesn't work contact your local Apple store for help.

What is preventing you from doing it the "regular" way by lightly holding your finger on top of the icon until it wiggles, then clicking on the "x"?

Note the words "lightly holding your finger on top of the icon". That means do not put any pressure. No pushing - just lightly touching.

Cheers,

GB

I only get it to wiggle and no "x" appears on any icon. If I press the icon hard, I get the 'share' pop-up. I don't have the fingerprint id set. When this happened before I could use i-tunes. That option is no longer available there. Any suggestions?

Are you accidentally activating 3d touch by chance?

I Press and hold and I guess it takes it to 3D Touch with options besides to delete. Instructions say to press and hold to activate and then delete. How do you get this to work?

Thank you so much that was very helpful. I was unaware of 3D Touch. But then again I'm a newbie to the iPhone

Exactly right. Prior to iPhone 7 you had to press sort of hard on the icon. Now you just LAY your finger on the icon and wait a second and it will behave just the way they used to on the previous versions. They wobble and have an x so you can delete the app.

Whew! Problem solved!

🙂

Thanks,

tanyamp