How to Delete Apps on iPhone 6, 6s and iPhone 7

To know how to delete or remove apps on iPhone, please check this article that gives you all the details of how to delete apps on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone 7.

Updated Apr 11,2017 | by Niko

To know how to delete or remove apps on iPhone, please check this article that gives you all the details of how to delete apps on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone 7.

According to the feedback of an iPhone 7 user, the iOS system simply asks him if he wants to share the app when he presses the app. Indeed, if you just upgrade from iPhone 6 or earlier models to iPhone 6s or iPhone 7, then you may unable to delete or remove apps by using the “press and hold” trick.

It’s all because of the 3D Touch, a pressure-sensitive feature which could bring up a menu of quick actions by pressing a certain app icon. Is there a conflict between the two features, and that makes users have to give up one of them: 3D Touch for a quick menu or “press & hold” to delete apps?

It’s definitely not.

Then, how to delete apps on iPhone 7 or other models with 3D Touch feature? In the following, we will introduce you 3 ways to delete apps on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone 7.

How to Delete Apps on iPhone 6/6s or iPhone 7

1. “Press & Hold” to Delete Apps on iPhone

How to delete apps on iPhone? “Press & Hold” trick is considered as the most direct and simplest way to delete apps on iPhone.

· find the unwanted app icon on the Home screen

· press and hold until the icon wiggle

· simply tap the “X” at the top-left corner of the app icon to delete this app program from iPhone

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However, as we mentioned above, users who use iPhone 6s or iPhone 7 with 3D Touch feature would activate the 3D touch feature accidentally when using “Press & Hold” trick to delete apps on iPhone. The reason for this is because you press the icon (or screen) too hard.

If you want to use “Press & Hold” trick to delete apps on iPhone 6s or iPhone 7, just press the app icon very lightly. You will see the wiggling app icons as expected and tap “X” to delete apps directly.

Note: if you use iOS 10 or later, you are able to remove the built-in apps like Music, Calendar, iTunes Store, FaceTime, iBooks and etc. from your iPhone using this way.

2. Delete Apps from Settings

This way not only allows you to check the specific information of apps one by one, but also delete them from your iPhone. How to delete apps on iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 7 via Settings menu?

Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage, you will see all the installed apps are listed here. Tap the one you want to remove from your iPhone, and click “Delete App”.

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3. Delete iPhone Apps via IOTransfer

If you feel the second way is inconvenient, you can have the third option. Based on the needs, we recommend you to use IOTransfer, one of the best iOS transfer tools, to simply and safely delete apps from iPhone 6, iPhone 6s as well as iPhone 7.

· connect your iPhone to computer, and run IOTransfer

· go to “Apps” tab

· choose apps you want to delete, and click “Delete” button

In addition to delete iPhone apps, IOTransfer also helps you transfer photos, music, videos and other data across iOS devices, iTunes and computer with just 1 click.

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