Tutorial to Delete Apps on iPhone 15/14/13/12/11

"I am unable to delete apps and buttons on my iPhone 7 running iOS 10. When I press the app, it just asks whether I want to share the app but not show the delete button. How to delete apps on iPhone 7? Please help."

In this tutorial, we are going to show you the correct ways on how to delete apps on iPhone 8/7/6s/6/SE/5/4. If the same problem happens on your iPhone, spend a few minutes to get answer in this post.

• Part 1: How to delete icons on iPhone
• Part 2: How to delete apps on iPhone 8/7/6s/6/SE/5/4 in Settings
• Part 3: How to move apps on your Home screen
• Part 4: How to move apps between Home screens
• Part 5: How to create a folder for apps on your Home screen

Part 1: How to delete icons on iPhone

The easiest way to delete apps on iPhone 7is to remove it from iOS Home screen.

Step 1. Unlock your iPhone, touch and long press any app icon on your home screen until switch into the edit mode or the icons start to jiggle.

Step 2. Then tap the "X" button on top-left corner of the app icon that you want to delete. When prompted, tap on "Delete" to confirm it.

Step 3. If you have more apps to delete on iPhone 7, repeat step 2 on other unwanted ones. Finally, tap the "Home" button on iPhone 6 or hit "Done" on iPhone 7's screen to quit the edit mode.

Part 2: How to delete apps on iPhone 8/7/6s/6/SE/5/4 in Settings

It makes sense that some people encountered troubles on how to delet apps on iPhone 7, when you consider that it is difficult to control the strength. The alternative solution is to delete apps in the Settings app.

Method 1: How to delete apps on iPhone 7 in Settings app

Step 1. Turn on your iPhone 7, open the iOS Settings app from your home screen.

Step 2. Head to "General">"Storage & iCloud Usage", tap on "Manage Storage" under the "Storage" section to display all apps on your device.

Step 3. Touch the unwanted app and then hit "Delete App" on the "Info" screen. Read the warning message and tap on "Delete App" again to get rid of it.

Method 2: How to delete apps on iPhone in one click

No matter the home screen or Settings app, users are only allowed to delete icons on iPhone one by one. Some people may wonder whether it is possible to remove all apps on iPhone at one time. Apeaksoft iPhone Eraser is the best answer. Its key features include:

• It has the capacity to permanently delete all apps from iPhone in one click.
• iPhone Eraser is able to clear a variety of apps and files, like contacts, call history, messages, photos, music, videos apps, and other files.
• It relies on advanced technology to delete apps on iPhone, and anyone could not recover them.
• The iPhone erasing tool allows you to decide the level to clear apps on iPhone.
• iPhone Eraser supports all iOS models, like iPhone X/8/7/6/6s/5/5s/5c/4, and iPad.
• It is available to Windows 10/8/8.1/7/XP and Mac OS.

How to delete all apps on iPhone 7 in one click

Step 1. Connect iPhone 7 to iPhone Eraser

Download the best iPhone erasing application and follow the onscreen assistant to install it on your computer. And plug your iPhone 7 to your computer via original Lightning cable. Start iPhone Eraser and wait for it to detect your device automatically.

Step 2. Decide an erasing level

Now, you will be presented three options about erasing level, Low, Medium and High. If you choose Low, it will overwrite apps on your iPhone 7 one time. Medium does it twice and latter one repeats overwriting for three times. Select an appropriate erasing level according to your demands.

Step 3. Delete all apps on iPhone in one click

If you are ready, click the "Start" button on the interface to initiate deleting appson iPhone 7. Wait for it to finish, and then disconnect your iPhone from your computer. With its help, you can easily delete Documents and Data on iPhone.

Part 3: How to move apps on your Home screen

iOS Home screen is changeable. And you can arrange your apps as you wish following our guides below.

Step 1. Locate to the home screen you want to arrange and switch into the edit mode by holding your finger on the app icon.

Step 2. Touch and drag an app icon to desired location, then release the app icon to put it there. Move other apps on the home screen until you get the expected layout.

Step 3. On iPhone 7, tap on "Done" at upper right of the screen to quit the edit mode and save the home screen. If you do it on iPhone 6 or earlier, press the "Home" button to exit edit mode.

Part 4: How to move apps between Home screens

If you have installed a lot of apps, iOS will arrange them on several home screens. And you can delete icons on iPhone home screen and save it to another home screen as well.

Step 1. Also go into the edit mode on one of your home screens.

Step 2. Use one finger to touch and drag the app icon that you want to move to another home screen, and use a second finger to swipe to the desired home screen.

Step 3. Release the app icon to drop it to the new location.

Step 4. Exit the edit mode until all apps are placed as you wish.

Part 5: How to create a folder for apps on your Home screen

iOS allows users to create folders and categorize apps. Follow the steps below to put apps into a folder and delete icons on iPhone's home screen.

Step 1. Go into the edit mode on your home screen.

Step 2. Touch and drag one app icon that you want to put into a folder, and drop it on the top of the second app icon, then iOS will create a folder for the two apps.

Step 3. Back to home screen, tap and drag other app icons to delete on iPhone 7's home screen into the folder.

Step 4. Finally, quit the edit mode, the app icons will be gone from your home screen.

Conclusion

Many users have encountered problems on delete apps on iPhone 7, partly because the 3D Touch. In result, people only can get apps installed their iPhone but not delete them. Based on our tutorial, you might understand how to delete icons on iPhone now. If you have more questions related to home screen, please leave a message below.