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How to delete apps from your iPod Touch or iPhone

iPhone iPod

So you’ve downloaded, perhaps even purchased, some of the new iPhone/iPod Touch apps from the App Store. Then you discovered you don’t really want or need that app. This tutorial will guide you in deleting it from your iPhone or iPod Touch.

  1. On the springboard, locate the app you want to delete. For this example, I’ll use WeatherBug.

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  3. 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.

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  5. Tap the X next to the icon of the app you want to remove. When prompted, select Delete.


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  6. And now it’s gone.

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  8. 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.
  9. NOTE: you can also re-order/move the apps on your iPod Touch or iPhone using a very similar process.

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  1. timbo says

    soo easy thank you

  2. PK says

    so simple yet they don’t mention it on apple.com

  3. TKL says

    Thank you!!!

  4. Bunneh says

    This as a BIG help… thanks!

  5. Agent 760 says

    Awesome! This is very helpful!

  6. JB says

    Thanks done in a second! Tried to get help from apple.com web site. Impossible to find info. Thanks again !

  7. lil-lou says

    thank u loads that was so easy and well explained

  8. Unknown78 says

    wow that was easy thx!

  9. Lovlii says

    That was a very easy, painless process and pretty cool!

    Thanks.

  10. ash says

    thanks sooooo much!

  11. ashleigh says

    what if i dnt want the stock app which was alredi on the phone?? also do you know how i cn get all my apps on oone page instead of two? thanks x

  12. DKO says

    i accidentaly deleted the settings option on my ipod touch, is there anyway i can get it back?

  13. Brian says

    I had a similiar question. Is there an app to store your other apps?

  14. Homo Erectus Nil says

    Can I have your deleted Apps if you dont want them Pls?

  15. Ron says

    Thanks for the help

  16. shane says

    awesome easy! THanks

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