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How to Delete Apps From iPhone or iPod Touch?

So you've downloaded, or purchased some of the new iPhone/iPod touch apps from the App Store. But not soon later, you noticed that there is no need to install that app. This tutorial will guide you in deleting it from your iPhone or iPod touch (iPod touch 4 included). Follow the following steps, and you will easily delete apps from you iPhone (iPhone 4S included):

  1. On the springboard, locate the app you want to delete.
  2. Tap and hold down the icon of the application you want to delete. After a few seconds your screen will start to "wiggle" and an X will appear next to each of the apps you've installed via the App Store.
  3. Tap the "x" next to the icon of the app you want to remove. When prompted, select "Delete".
    delete apps from iPhone or iPod touch
  4. Poof !!! And now it's gone.
  5. If the application is listed in your iTunes Applications as well, you'll want to remove it from there - or else it will re-install the next time you sync. Alternately you can keep the app in your iTunes Applications, and set iTunes not to sync all applications, just the ones you want to keep. See the Applications tab of your device the next time it's connected in iTunes for syncing options.

how do I get them back? Do I have to restore?

OK, the good news is you needn't restore your iPhone or iPod touch (4th iPod touch included) to get your apps back. If your apps are downloaded via your own Apple ID, you can get them back on App Store: open the App Store, go to Updates and tap on Purchased then you can redownload your previous purchases and downloads. Detailed info: iPhone App Store.

If you have backed up them on your iTunes or iCloud, you can also restore your deleted apps via iTunes or iCloud. (iCloud is only available on iOS 5 devices.)

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  • Philashton  2012-01-27 21:24
    Just deleted an app - or thought I did. Now when I select the safari app, it goes directly to the app that I just deleted. Grrrrrr
  • Philashton  2012-01-27 20:54
    Helpful (Just finish it off and tell people how to stop the whole screen from "wiggling" after you've deleted the app!!)
  • Blackswan  2012-01-19 13:51
    Just as the article has mentioned, you can tap on the app and hold on for a second, then the app will start to "wiggle" and there is an "X" at the left top corner of the app icon...This is the only way I learned to delete apps on iPhone, and if you didn't see X, it's really a weird problem. I'm afraid you have to contact the Apple support team for assistant: http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/
  • She  2012-01-19 09:48
    I dont see x :(
  • She  2012-01-19 08:50
    Delete
  • iiiy0  2012-01-19 02:44
    What do you mean "doesn't work"? delete or restore? If you want to restore your deleted app, you can use your iTunes backups or iCloud backups. You can also do so in App store. The three methods all are shown above.
  • She  2012-01-18 08:13
    Thanks kap=_= it doesnt working!!
  • 0Lopethom  2012-01-18 00:57
    As what Nio said, restart your iPhone and have a try.
  • She  2012-01-17 16:54
    I've done jus as this says but no x shows up. iPhone 4s!!!!
  • Nio  2012-01-16 04:05
    That's weird. Restart your iPhone and have a try.
  • Somehearts9  2012-01-15 22:39
    I've done jus as this says but no x shows up. What do I do now?
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