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When I touch and hold the app I want to delete, nothing comes up for me to delete it. Is there another way I can delete an app?

Is there another way to delete an app besides touching and holding it? It doesn’t work on mine.

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 12:06 PM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2021 12:14 PM

There are some iOS and iPadOS apps which cannot be deleted.


Here are the built-in apps which can be deleted:

Delete built-in Apple apps from the Home screen on your iOS 14 or iPadOS device or Apple Watch - Apple Support


Which app are you trying to delete?

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Feb 15, 2021 4:30 PM in response to deb2cal

The press-and-hold should place all apps into “jiggle mode”.


The following would be what is expected on iOS and iPadOS 14 (14.4), with holding an icon.




The other way to delete is the X that appears when a deletable app is long-pressed. That looks like this:



If your iPhone or iPad is managed by or provisioned by someone or some group such as an IT support group, that can prevent the removal of specified apps.


Above assumes the apps being targeted for deletion are deletable apps—all add-on apps are, and many of the iOS and iPadOS apps are, but not all. See the link in my previous reply.

When I touch and hold the app I want to delete, nothing comes up for me to delete it. Is there another way I can delete an app?

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