How Do I Completely Delete Apps From My iPhone 13?

Deleting apps from the iPhone 13 is generally pretty easy, but there are a few different ways to do it. Here are the three easiest ways to delete an app from the iPhone 13.

Deleting Apps From the Home Screen

The easiest and most common way to delete an iPhone app is from the iPhone’s home screen. Here’s what to do:

Deleting Apps From the App Library

The App Library was introduced with iOS 14 as a place to store and sort all of your apps without having them take up space on your home screen. Just like with apps on the home screen, you can delete apps from the App Library by following these steps:

Deleting Apps From Settings

You can delete apps from Settings, too. You’ll probably only want to do this when you’re specifically trying to clear storage space on your iPhone 13. In that case, it’s good to see what apps take up the most space and then delete the ones you’re not using. Here’s how:

Why Can’t I Delete Apps on My iPhone 13?

In most cases, you should be able to delete just about any app installed on your iPhone. That said, if you can’t delete apps on your iPhone 13, there are two potential causes:

It’s A Pre-Installed App: While you can delete many of the pre-installed apps on your iPhone 13, you can’t delete all of them. Learn which pre-installed apps you can delete and how to do it. Content Restrictions: If you get your iPhone 13 through your job, school, or from your parents, there may be settings preventing you from deleting some important apps. This is done using a feature called Content Restrictions. To change those settings, you need the passcode set up by whoever gave you the iPhone. Without that, you can’t delete apps on your iPhone.