All Proven Ways to Delete App Icons on iPhone (Including Hidden Apps)

If you dislike an app, or you don't want to use that app anymore, you can delete an app on your iPhone to free up storage space. After the app installation, you can see an app icon on the iPhone Home screen by default. To remove apps from iPhone, you can delete icons on iPhone to achieve the goal.

There are many ways to get rid of unwanted apps on the iPhone. Apple allows users to delete app icons by holding or visiting the Settings app. As for iOS 13, iOS 14 and iOS 18/17 users, you can delete iPhone apps through the App Store as well. If you want to permanently remove apps and related files from your iPhone, you can use a third-party iPhone cleaner to uninstall apps. Moreover, you can delete apps on your iPhone that are hidden through this tool as well.

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Part 1: Uninstall Apps and Delete Icons on iPhone

When you can't delete apps on your iPhone, you can use Aiseesoft iPhone Cleaner as your ultimate solution. The program can detect all installed apps on your iPhone, including the hidden iPhone apps. Thus, you can uninstall icons not showing up on iPhone successfully as well. By deleting all app-related files, you can delete apps on your iPhone permanently. Its intuitive interface has simplified the iPhone deleting apps process into simple clicks. Both beginners and experts can completely remove an app from iPhone with ease.

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  • Uninstall multiple apps on iPhone at the same time.
  • Clear and delete icon cache with or without deleting an app.
  • Support iPhone 16/15/14/13/12/11/XS/XR/X/8/7/SE/6s/6/5 with the latest iOS 18/17 version.
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Step 1.
Free download, install, and launch iPhone Cleaner software. Connect your iPhone to the computer through a USB cable. Tap Trust on the iPhone popup.
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Step 2.
Click Quick Scan on the main interface. Then click Erase next to Uninstall Applications. Here you can delete an app on your iPhone that you can't find or uninstall directly.
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Step 3.
All pre-installed and third-party applications show with the current app version and taken up space. Now you can click Uninstall to delete an app on iPhone that is selected. As a result, you can delete an icon on iPhone 16/15/14/13/12/11 and earlier at the same time.
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Part 2: Delete Icons from iPhone Screen Manually

There are 3 default ways to delete or remove app icons on iPhone. You can delete Home screen app icons in any way mentioned below.

Way 1: Tap and Hold the App Icon to Delete

Delete Icons on iOS 18/17

Step 1.
On the iPhone Home screen, tap and hold the app icon.
Step 2.
Choose Remove App from the drop-down list.
Step 3.
Tap Delete App followed by Delete to delete an icon on iPhone.
Hold App icon to Delete

Delete Icons on iOS 13

Step 1.
Hold and press the app icon you want to delete on the iPhone Home screen.
Step 2.
Tap Rearrange Apps from the popping-up menu.
Step 3.
All application icons start jiggling. Tap x on the top of the unwanted app.
Step 4.
Confirm and tap Delete to delete an app icon on iPhone iOS 13.

Delete Icons on iOS 12 and Earlier

Step 1.
Keep holding the app icon you want to delete for 1 or 2 seconds.
Step 2.
You can see all app icons jiggle.
Step 3.
Find and tap x on the top of the iPhone app you want to delete.
Step 4.
Choose Delete to delete and remove an app on iPhone.

Way 2: Go to the Settings App to Delete Icons

Step 1.
Open the iPhone Settings app.
Step 2.
Choose General and then select iPhone Storage.
Step 3.
All iPhone apps show in a list. Select an app icon you want to remove from your iPhone.
Step 4.
Choose Delete App to delete an app and remove its icon on iPhone.
Delete App icon on iPhone

Note: If you want to keep the app data and documents, you can select Offload App and confirm to delete an icon on iPhone only.

Way 3: Delete Icons on iOS 18/17, iOS 16 and iOS 15

Step 1.
Open the App Store on iPhone.
Step 2.
Find and tap the profile picture on the top right corner of the iPhone screen.
Step 3.
Scroll down to see all app updates.
Step 4.
When you see the target app icon, slide it to the left.
Step 5.
Tap Delete and confirm it to complete the iPhone app icon deletion.

Part 3: FAQs of Deleting Icons on iPhone

How to fix can't delete apps on iPhone?

Go to the Settings app and choose Screen Time. You can enable Content & Privacy Restrictions and go to iTunes & App Store Purchases. Choose Deleting Apps and trigger it to the Allow state before the app uninstallation. Or you can turn to Aiseesoft iPhone Cleaner for help.

How to permanently delete apps from iCloud?

In the Settings app, choose your profile picture. Select iCloud and then tap Manage Storage. Select this iPhone for an iCloud backup. Tap Show All Apps to access all installed iPhone applications. Unselect apps you want to delete. The dot color will change from green to white. Tap Turn Off & Delete from the popup. Now you can remove apps from iCloud on iOS 18/17 and earlier.

How to recover deleted apps on iPhone or iPad?

If you accidentally delete apps on iPhone by mistake, you can restore them with the App Store Purchased section. Switch to the Not on This iPhone/iPad section. Tap the Download Arrow icon to recover a deleted app icon on iPhone.

Conclusion

That's all to delete icons on iPhone of iOS 18/17/16/15/14/13 and earlier versions. You can delete one or multiple apps on your iPhone safely and easily. If you encounter any difficulties while uninstalling an app, or you have no idea how to delete an app that won't delete, you can feel free to contact us or leave messages in the comments below.

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