How to Uninstall / Delete Apps in iOS 13 on iPhone

How to Delete Apps in iOS 13 on iPhone

Confused? And can’t delete apps in iOS 13, you might be, because the trick of deleting app is changed, but here is a quick way to delete apps in iOS 13 on any iPhone.

Before installing iOS 13, all iPhone users were using the same technique to delete unwanted apps in previous iOS versions and the technique was:

 “Press and hold on the app’s icon until the app starts shaking back and forth. Then tap on the X button that was appearing in the corner of the icon, confirm to delete the app and the app was deleted forever from your iPhone. Once you have deleted apps on iPhone, you’d either tap “Done Button” in iPhone (X or later) and press the “Home button” on iPhone (older models).”

Do you think it was the quickest way of deleting unwanted apps?

Probably, YES!

But it was a way that most of the users have adopted for permanently deleting the app and free up more storage on their iPhones

Well, if you have installed iOS 13 then get ready to learn more tips and tricks and here’s the quickest and the newest way to delete apps on iOS 13 and 13.1 updated operating system.

Deleting apps in iOS 13 and 13.1 is not entirely new. You still have to do the same (press and hold on app’s icon) but you have to press and keep holding because of one of the new features added to iOS 13.

If you have ever tried iPhone XR in which Apple has introduced the Haptic Feedback feature and luckily in iOS 13 you have to long-press an app to summon up shortcuts and other commands like XR. The iOS 13 and 13.1 perform similarly in all iPhone models due to its vulnerability and consistency. In older iPhone models a pressing an app gave delete an app option but there is some confusion in iOS 13 when you press an app a shortcut pop up with various features and functionalities.

So, don’t you need to worry about, here’s how do you delete apps in iOS 13 and 13.1

How to Uninstall / Delete Apps on iOS 13 and 13.1

Press on the app icon you want to delete. A group of shortcuts and a glance info will pop up
Just keep pressing your finger on the selected app icon until the pop-up window featuring shortcuts disappears.

You’ll see all the apps have started shaking as before. The entire process will take approximately 3 seconds of keeping your finger in place
Just Tap X and confirm that you really want to delete the app
How to Delete Apps in iOS 13 and 13.1
How to Delete Apps in iOS 13 and 13.1

Repeat the procedure if you want to delete more apps in iOS 13 on your iPhone X or later models.

Deleting apps in iOS13 looks annoying but on the other hand, you have got some more updated and elegant features of the new operating system.

Well, there is another handy way to delete apps on iOS 13, but it needs some extra effort.

How to Delete App in iOS 13 from App Store App

Launch the App Store app
Tap your Apple ID picture in the upper right corner of the App Store app
Scroll down to the list of “Upcoming Automatic Updates” and “Updated Recently” apps to see the app you want to delete is listed here
Select an app and swipe left. A red delete button will appear. Tap that and confirm that you want to remove the app from your iPhone permanently

How Do You Delete Apps on iOS 13 and 13.1 Beta
How Do You Delete Apps on iOS 13 and 13.1 Beta

That’s it! how you’ll delete apps on iOS 13 and 13.1.

But there is only one flaw that you will be limited to delete only those apps which frequently update in the app store of your iPhone. Maybe, there are some useless apps you want to get rid of because these are frequently updating and taking an extra space on your iPhone. And that’s the best way to delete apps in iOS 13 that do not involve any long presses.

Your Pick

Which method of deleting apps on iOS 13 and 13.1 you liked the most or which other ways you’re deleting apps on your iPhone, please let us know in the comment section below.

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