How to Delete Apps from iPhone X and 3D Touch iPhone Models

How to Delete Apps from iPhone X and 3D Touch iPhone Models

Removing apps from an iPhone or iPad has always been an easy endeavor, and you can from a device in just seconds. Of course iPhone X and 3D Touch iPhone models can still quickly delete apps from the home screen too, but because of some hardware features of those devices, deleting apps may appear like it works differently. Some users may attempt to delete an app on iPhone X or other 3D touch iPhone models and find that no X appears at all, or that the icons dont jiggle, or that they feel a little buzz sensation and then find a pop-up menu instead of the X button to delete an app. This guide will walk through how to delete apps on the newest iPhone models, including understanding how deleting apps works on iPhone X, and also offer some general tips on deleting apps on any other iPhone with a 3D Touch screen. Deleting apps from iPhone X can still be done from the Home Screen, and rather quickly, but theres a few minor differences. Heres how the complete process works on the devices without a Home button: Perhaps the primary difference with deleting apps on iPhone X versus other models is that there is no Home button to exit the app deleting mode, where icons are wiggling and jiggling. Instead you either mimic the Home button to exit Delete / Move mode, or you hit the Done button in the corner of the iPhone X display next to the notch. The other main difference in deleting apps on newer iPhone models applies not only to iPhone X, but also to all other iPhone displays with 3D Touch capability. Well discuss that separately since it has become a major point of confusion for some iPhone users. * The 3D Touch feature can cause some confusion and frustration when trying to delete apps from iPhone models with 3D Touch screens. If you 3D Touch many app icons on iPhone, a little submenu of options for that app shows up, but no Delete option or no X button appears. It is very important to just tap and hold on the screen to activate the app icon jiggle mode, do not physically press down with pressure otherwise you will activate 3D Touch on the iPhone display. This 3D Touch press feature alone leads to a lot of confusion about deleting apps, not just on iPhone X but also other 3D Touch equipped devices like iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, etc. 3D Touch has a lot of great features available to it, but it can also be a confusing feature in and of itself if you dont quite understand how it works or how sensitive it can be. You may find it helpful to . The big thing to remember with any 3D Touch equipped iPhone is that if youre trying to simply delete an app, or even move one around the screen, you can not physically press down on the screen. Physically pressing down on the display activates 3d Touch. Just lay a finger on the app icon with zero pressure instead. If you cant quite figure out how this 3D Touch approach works, you can also choose to models with the screen feature, which will allow for a more forgiving experience when trying to delete apps (or move them around on the Home Screen) because the display will no longer be pressure sensitive. Note this particular approach only applies to select newer iPhone models (for now anyway) since the current iPad line still has a Home button, and also doesnt have 3D touch. On iPad models and any other iPhone with a Home button or without 3D Touch, or with 3D Touch disabled, you can use the without thinking about screen pressure, or Home button gestures. And in case you were wondering, the methods outlined above works the same to delete any third party iOS apps as well as too. Do you have any other helpful tips or tricks for deleting apps from iPhone X, or from any other iPhone with a 3D touch display? Share them with us in the comments below.