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by Jenefey AaronUpdated on 2020-10-23 / Update for iPhone Tips
IOS 12’s new Smart Photo Sharing feature is quite smart. But it requires the other person to also be an Apple user and the only reliable way to share the photos is by using the Messages app. This is a recipe made for unreliability. But there’s a new little-known feature in iOS 12 that lets you share any photo with anyone you want, instantly.
I have way too many apps on my phone, so many that I can't find any given app in the folders and pages of the springboard home screen any more. If I can't find it, how do I delete it? I don't want to use iTunes for this if there's any way at all to avoid it.'
The most common way to remove an app from iPhone/iPad is to tap and hold the app icon for seconds until all icons start wiggling. Then click the little x appearing. However, when the screen is full of apps and you have just downloaded another new program, it won't appear on any of the screens. So if you want to uninstall apps you can't find on the Home screen, please refer to below 3 tips to get hidden apps off iPhone 12/11/Xs/Xs/X/8/7/6, iPad.
Option 1: Remove Installed App Can't Find on iPhone Directly
Should there is an app you want to uninstall while the app icon is missing from either iPhone Home screen or any folder, you can remove unwanted background app directly from iPhone with Settings.
Head for Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage, you will see all apps on your device demonstrated in order of memory size.
Find the hidden apps you no longer need from the list and hit it. There you go, with a choice to offload app from iPhone now.
Tip: One thing differing with this method from uninstalling apps on screen with little x is not only the app itself but also the related documents and data will be permanently removed, so it is also useful when you want to free up some space on your overburdened iPhone/iPad.
Option 2: How to Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone Permanently with Tenorshare iCareFone
After you delete an app on your device and you may notice that it gets installed again the next time you sync with iTunes. To prevent offloaded apps from reinstalling again, you can simply use Tenorshare iCareFone, an iTunes alternative tool to remove hidden apps on iPhone permanently.
To do this, get this iOS care utility free installed on your computer. After connecting your device, go to File Manger > App, select one or more apps to be removed. Simple enough.
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Option 3: Delete Apps Missing From iPhone with iTunes
iTunes is not merely a media player, it provides iOS users with system management of music, movies, apps and more on their iPhone,iPad at the same time. To remove apps background iPhone, iPad, follow the steps below:
- Open iTunes on your PC/Mac and connect your device with it.
- Click the iPhone/iPad icon from the upper menu bar and choose Apps under Settings section on the left side.
If you can't find downloaded app on iPhone, iPad intuitively, you can sort apps by name, kind, and category to locate it. Next to the app icon is the Remove button. Hit it to delete apps from iPhone in iTunes.
Tip: You should have already known that iTunes will keep the records of all purchased apps in the App Store and currently there is no way to remove the history. If you are sharing a computer with families and worried about personal info leakage, better to erase hidden apps from your device on Apps > Purchased > Not in My Library too.
That all we'd like to share about how to delete an app on iOS 14/13/12 and earlier devices even when you can't find app on iPhone Home screen. If you feel interested in Tenorshare iCareFone, don't hesitate to give it a shoot.
Deleting apps from iOS 13 is not very different from the process you already know in iOS 12, but there are some minor differences in the process. We’ve compiled 3 basic ways by which you can successfully delete your iOS 12/13 apps, and the tricks are discussed in the following parts of this post.
Moreover, deleting apps from iPhone doesn’t erase the fragments of such apps from your iOS device or from the iCloud library. But there is a tool that can help you remove app fragments from your iOS 12/13 iPhone to prevent privacy leakage and safeguard your important files. All these information will be yours if you read this article to the last line.
How to Delete Apps in iOS 12/13
1. Completely Delete iOS 12/13 Apps – Use iMyFone Umate Pro
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As methods come with many limitations and deficiencies. One is that iTunes 12.7 can’t help you to delete iOS 12/13 apps, and the second is that the other methods will not totally remove app fragments from your iPhone.
Therefore, you need an app that can delete iOS 12/13 apps complete without leaving any fragment behind. iMyFone Umate Pro for Win or for Mac is the right app that can completely delete iOS 12/13 apps without restore. This ultimate iPhone/iPad data eraser can completely erase iPhone apps to protect your privacy.
Key Features:
- Umate can 100% wipe all huge iOS 12/13 apps, by distinguishing the large, small and redundant apps from each other.
- Umate Pro can permanently erase iOS 12/13 apps from your iPad or iPhone.
- It erases iOS files with 0% chance of data recovery.
- Umate Pro can help you to secure your private data when gifting, selling or refurbishing your iPhone/iPad.
Steps to delete Apps on iOS 12/13 using iMyFone Umate Pro:
Step 1. Connect your iPhone/iPad to the computer where you downloaded and installed Umate Pro. Connect your iPhone to your PC using a cable.
Step 2. Choose “1-Click Free Up Space” as your mode, and click “Scan” afterward.
Step 3. Click 'Clean' to preview through the apps listed to select the ones you’ll like to delete.
Step 4. Click “Remove” button to start erasing the apps permanently.
Note: Before removing an app, you can use 'Erase Private Fragments' mode to delete your entire personal information stored in your app caches that other methods can’t find. It will also take care of all residual information and data permanently and completely to render them unrecoverable. Download and install Umate Pro now to enjoy lasting privacy and data security.
2. Use 3D Touch to Delete iOS 12/13 Apps
If you’re using a 3D model iPhones such as iPhone X/iPhone 8/8 Plus/iPhone 7/7 Plus/iPhone 6S/6S Plus, iPhone SE, or for 3D Touch iPad Pro, iPad Minis and more, just follow these steps to erase your iOS 12 apps.
Step 1. Unlock your iPhone using a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID. You are now on the Home screen page.
Step 2. Tap and hold on the app you want to delete until all your iOS 12/13 apps will start wobbling.
Step 3. Click “X” to delete the app. iOS will notify you that deleting this app will also delete its data.
Step 4. Select “Delete” to remove the app and its data from your iOS 12/13 iPhone.
3. Delete iOS 12/13 Apps from Setting App
Deleting iOS 12/13 apps from the Settings app is our second method of removing iOS 12/13 apps. This method is preferable and it serves as an alternate option for removing apps from iOS devices especially when you’re installing the new update, freeing up space or trying to make a frozen iPhone come back to life.
Step 1. From your iPhone Home screen, go to the Settings App and launch it.
Step 2. Select the following “General > iPhone Storage > Select the App > scroll down and click Delete app”.
Step 3. Swipe your iPhone screen if you're using iPhone X, or click your Home button for other versions of iPhone to leave the page.
Use iTunes to Delete iOS 12/13 Apps
There is only one way you can delete apps from iPhone or iPad using iTunes, and that way is by erasing the app from iTunes media library. However, if you’ve upgraded your iTunes to iTunes 12.7, then you may not be able to delete iOS 12/13 apps from iTunes because Apple removed the iOS App Store and iOS App Management from iTunes 12.7.
However, if you’re fortunate and have not updated to iTunes 12.7, then you can follow these tips to delete iOS 12/13 apps from your iPhone or iPad.
Step 1. Go to iTunes Update section and you’ll see a list of apps.
Step 2. Right Click on the app icon and choose “Delete from Library” to remove the app from your iPhone/iPad. The next time you sync your iPhone, you’ll not see the app on your device.