5 Best Ways to Delete Apps in iOS 13 and iPadOS

The App Store on your iPhone and iPad gives you access to thousands of apps. You can find just about anything – from alternative browsers to Safari, applications to merge videos, or better on-screen keyboards. Choosing between them can sometimes be difficult.

But you can not continue to install apps forever. You may want to get rid of unwanted apps to free up storage space on your iPhone or iPad.

Whether you want to get rid of it or want to get rid of it, the following five methods should help you reach this goal easily on iOS 13 and iPadOS.

Warning: The removal of applications will delete all the data related to the application, which could include important files and documents. Be sure to save them before proceeding.

1. Remove application via Haptic touch menu

The easiest way to remove apps from your iPhone or iPad is to use the Haptic Touch feature.

On the Home screen, start by long pressing the icon of the application you want to delete. In the pop-up menu that appears next, tap Delete application. And that's all!

This method is perfect for easily removing individual applications. Just make sure you are on iOS 13.2 or iPadOS 13.2 or higher – you will not see the Delete application option otherwise.

2. Jiggle Apps with Haptic Touch

If you want to easily delete multiple applications, start by pressing and holding an application icon on the Home screen. In the pop-up menu that appears, tap Change Home Screen to shake all application icons.

Tap the "x" symbol in the upper left corner of the app you want to delete.

Repeat the operation for all other applications, and then tap Done in the upper right corner of the screen to stop the animations.

3. Launch applications directly and delete

Just like on older versions of iOS, you can also move apps without having to manage any popup menu in iOS 13 and iPadOS. It's just that the presence of Haptic Touch makes things a little confusing.

Start by pressing and holding any application icon, but continue to press even after displaying the Haptic Touch pop-up menu. This will move your applications.

Then you just need to delete your apps as usual: tap the "x" symbol located on the app you want to delete.

4. Remove apps using the Settings app

If available storage is a concern, removing unnecessary applications through the Settings app is all the more useful as you can see the amount of storage occupied by each application on your iPhone or iPad. In addition, the application Settings also allows you to unload applications, which means that you can delete applications without deleting the associated data.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap General, and then tap iPhone / iPad storage.

2nd step: You will see a long list of installed applications, as well as the amount of storage used by each application. Tap an app and you'll see even more details about the app. Take YouTube as an example.

Size of the application lists the amount of storage used by the application, while Documents & Data lists the amount of storage consumed by the different files (videos downloaded in this guide) created by the application.

Tap the Delete application option to completely remove the application, including any associated data.

Otherwise, using the Unload application option will only remove the application. This means that the amount of data indicated next to the size of the application will be released. This is perfect if you plan to reinstall the application at some point.

5. Remove applications when updating

Often, we update applications without thinking. But on iOS 13 and iPadOS, you now have the option to delete unnecessary applications before pressing the Update button. Go to the Account screen of the App Store – long press the App Store icon, then press Updates to do it.

In the list of updates that appear, simply drag and drop the apps you do not want to keep on your iPhone and iPad, and then tap Remove. By regularly reviewing your list of pending updates, you can dramatically reduce the number of unwanted applications.

Point: Perform a swipe gesture on the Account screen of the App Store to initiate an analysis of new updates.

Spring cleaning

Removing unwanted apps can be crucial, especially if you're using an iOS device with limited internal storage and 5GB iCloud storage does not help much. But again, be sure to back up all important data before deleting an application. And do not forget that you can also unload applications using the Settings application if you want to keep intact important data.

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