Deleting an app on the iPhone can be a little tricky the first time you try to do it. It’s an odd interaction, and you have probably not tried anything similar to it if this is your first experience with an iPhone or an iPad. But if you have read and you are ready to start getting rid of unwanted applications, you might encounter a roadblock where an icon doesn’t have an “x” that allows you to delete it. This can be happening for a couple of different reasons, depending upon the app that you are trying to delete, so check out the information below to help troubleshoot why you may not be able to delete an app on your iPhone. Unable to Delete iPhone Apps There are actually two separate reasons why you might not be able to delete some apps from your iPhone. The first reason, and the most common one, is that you are trying to delete a default app. Your iPhone includes a number of default apps that cannot be deleted from your device.
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You can however, get these default apps out of the way by,. The second reason why you might be having trouble deleting an app is that you have enabled restrictions on your iPhone. One of the restriction options is the ability to prevent app deletion. You can follow these steps to disable that restriction so that you can delete an app.
Note that you will need to know the Restrictions password for your device to be able to change this setting. Step 1: Touch the Settings icon. Step 2: Select the General option. Step 3: Select the Restrictions option.
Step 4: Enter the restrictions password. Step 5: Touch the button to the right of Deleting Apps to re-enable this feature. You can delete apps with Restrictions enabled when this slider button has green shading around it, as in the image below. Now that you have enabled the ability to delete apps on your iPhone, you can to start removing the things you no longer need on your device.