Those of you who had previously jailbroken their iPhone and used either Installer or Cydia to install unofficial third party applications may have found no clear answer when wondering how to uninstall applications purchased or installed using Apple's new iPhone AppStore.
In the case of Installer or Cydia, applications are deleted or uninstalled from the package manger itself, by selecting the installed application and choosing uninstall. In the case of the AppStore, the equivalent is actually more intuitive, though it may seem otherwise to jailbreakers out there.
To uninstall an application purchased or otherwise installed from the iPhone AppStore, simply do the following:
1) hold your finger on either the icon for the application you wish to uninstall or any other icon until the icons on your home screen begin to shake or wiggle (the same action you take to move or re-arrange home screen icons)
2) click the "x" in the upper left hand corner of the icon for the application you wish to remove
3) delete the application from your iTunes applications tab
If you want to re-install the application at a later time, simply visit the AppStore and select the application again.
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Not entirely true - sure that removes it for the time being - but if you sync your phone to iTunes it will automatically reinstall it. In order to keep that from happening you either have to specify which applications sync in the iTunes preferences for the device, or you have to delete the application from both iTunes and the iPhone/Touch.
Can you explain how to do that ?
just click on applications in iTunes, right click on the app and click delete
hi, why am i unable to perform a right click to delete the application. I am able to remove it from my iphone but i want to delete it from the application store too
Did you ever find out how to delete an app from the istore. I can delete apps easily from my iphone, but have a long list on my itunes account and would like to get rid of most of them, but can't work out how.
Thanks
James
I've heard others say that apps resync back onto the iPhone when they've deleted them, but that hasn't ever been my experience... If I delete from the iPhone I it does not come back. If I want it to come back I can checkbox the app in the iPhone's Apps tab when it is connected.
I had to reinstall Mac OS. When sincying with the iphone afterwards, I chose the wrong option and itunes erased all applications and settings in Iphone. How can I recover paid applications without paying them again?
You can download the apps and it will say that you have already purchased them and if you would like to download them again for free. It worked for me.
I deleted a free game, and i want it back for free again,. I have heard that you can just find it again and reinstall it, but i have searched everywhere for it and can not find the application anywhere.
Sorry but this is incorrect.
If you have an app that you downloaded from iTunes sure you can cause the icons to vibrate and click the "x" on your iPhone to remove it.
However when you sync with iTunes you have the opition to "uncheck" the box alongside the app you want to remove and it won't be re-installed back on your iPhone.
The preferences has really nothing to do with syncing apps it's purely an option that you decide whether you want the app on your iPhone or not.
Thanks for posting this! I was going crazy trying to figure out how to delete applications without going back to iTunes on the computer.
the iphone doesn't have anything that a PSP doesn't have except multi-touch. PSP has full internet even the ability to download files, even flash support (which the iphone doesn't have), mp3, aac, WMA (not on the iPhone), pics, mp4, h.264, movies via UMD or memory stick, REMOVABLE BATTERY. Plus the PSP only costs $170 70 for 4gb of memory. So for less than half the price you get all the features with the same screen size just no touch screen which I could do without. I thought I heard the PSP played all these cool videos games too but IDK!!
The iPhone is a SMARTPHONE. The PSP is a video game system that your parents bought you. They are not the same thing, not even the same category. Fly away Sony Fanboy, fly away.
umm. . . . a Phone!?!?!
ALL you have to do is delete them from both the iphone and the itunes...sheesh u guys are breaking your heads..
Will deletion of Yahoo messenger application from my iPhone device remove it entirely (delete the account?)? Or just delete it from iPhone.
I just want to delete it from iPone
I recently had my Iphone 3g jailbroken until I mistakeningly hit the restore button on the back-up program found in cydia yesterday. Once I hit this button the iphone started like it was going to restore, only to stay locked up. I then tried to turn the phone off and on with the top power button. Nothing... Then i was able to get the phone to restore mode. Once getting it into restore mode i then sync it with itunes and got all my information back. With the exception of the jailbreak patch. I tried to jailbreak the phone again, but this time it went through the entire process on the computer but would not reboot when completed. So, again I had to sync with itunes and get my information back. Now, the problem that I am having is that Facebook, MySpace and some other apps fail to show up on my screen; however when i look in settings > General > and scroll toward the bottom i can see the apps listed. What is the deeal with this. I try and re-download the app and it tells me that it is already installed and wont allow me that option. Once the iphone is jailbroken, does some of the jailbroken information stay inside itunes? The reason i ask is there are some things that i see on my supposed unjailbroken iphone that i only used when it was jailbroken. Can anybody help me out and give me some advice in a direction to go without calling AT&T.
Hey I have a similar problem to the second part of your inquiry. I deleted facebook by holding the icon and selecting the little X. It asked if i wanted 2 delete all the data and I said yes. However, it still shows up under the settings when I scroll to the bottom. Funny thing is that its an empty folder that just says facebook.
Please let me know if you or anybody can help. Thanks!!
Hey guys and girls
I'm having a similar problem, I was having trouble logging in to my facebook account through the app so I deleted (by holding and pressing "X") it in a hope to later download it again, but when I go to the App Store on my 3gs it is listed as "Installed" still. It's definately no longer on my home screen and I also have an empty facebook file in my settings... Does anyone have any ideas how I can get the app back to my phone?
The down side to this is after having my 3gs for nearlly 6 months I still have not sync'd it with my computer... Everything I buy and download comes from the iTunes store or App store on the phone it's self... I hope this isn't an issue... I would be very greatful if somebody could get back to me...
Thanks for your time guys :)
I'm having the exact same problem and can't figure out how to resolve, did you ever get yours resolved?
I've deleted and reinstalled before on my iphone, but for some reason it's not working anymore and still shows it as "installed" when in the app store. I've tried syncing and restoring but nothing is bringing back the FB app.
Any tips?
did you ever find out how to fix this problem?? Im having the same. It sucks
just rejail break
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it happend to me to but this unlocked it for me again
Simply delete the app in your library by clicking "Applications" in the source pane, and then selecting the app, and pressing the delete key. Then sync your phone and it will be deleted.
koozies
STILL can't remove apps from the list in iTunes (PC).
Anybody got a quick tip - or do I have to go find the folder in PC.
If you sync your phone to iTunes it will automatically reinstall it. In order to keep that from happening you either have to specify which applications sync in the iTunes preferences for the device, or you have to delete the application from both iTunes and the iPhone/Touch.
club penguin
I download everything off my iPhone not through iTunes, so they don't come back to mi iPhone when I hook it to my pc. Now, if you download stuff to your iPhone with the help of iTunes, yeah you need to delete from the iPhone and before you hook it up to your pc, delete every single file or application off of iTunes, that way it won't come back to you.
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If I delete a paid application from within iphone or using iTunes, will I have to pay again if I want to install it later?
Um, I tried to do this, but I'm not really sure if I should but you should try and maybe ask the apple store.
Yea I tried, it didn't work trust me. I work at the Apple Store.
That sux.
I have a jailbroken unlocked iPhone 2G - 8GB with 3.0 OS. I am following the steps to delete an application I installed. However after the icons start shaking there are no 'X' s shown. What is wrong with my iPhone ? If I delete the application through itunes only, will this do the job or it will still be installed on the phone ?
people if u have a sim except at&t or roger. please do not update your iphone. because then it is a big situation. it gets blocked.
hey, i have just deleted some applications from my iphone. the problem im facing is that the remaining applications are still scattered over 4pages,each having 2-3app.
how do i get all the applications on 'one' page. HELP!
just press the icon and drag it to the gaps
Hi, i have iphone 2g with 3.0 OS. i found it difficult to install the application i purchased from my laptop onto the iphone without loosing the purchased items i with a friend system. What should i do cos i do not want to loose my present apps. and i still want to manually install the once i purchased with my system
I think it's under the preferences dropdown menu in iTunes, the option 'authorize this computer' use the same apple ID u used to download the apps, then u won't lose them when u sync. Also if u delete paid apps on purpose or by accident u can download them again for free if u use the same ID
Hi all,
maybe you can help me. My iphone stucked during installation of an aplication. It still wants to download the app and I can´t stop it(it tries on and on), that´s why I can´t add another app, I can´t do anything.... I just wait and wait...
Many thanks for your help in forward.
Mmarkus
The same thing happened to me and I can't find a way to get rid of it from anywhere, I'm worried that I'm being hacked, not sure if that's possible, help
So easy, wish I had looked earlier on line. Thannks Colleen
If I deleted a paid app on my iPod do I still have to pay for it?
thank you.. this is really helpful. i can now remove the application i no longer use in my iphone.
Hi guys, I accidently download a similar app I alredy had and this app I need to pay. Is there anyway that I can get a refund?
Hi
i am using 3gs os 3.1.2
i m not able to del apps on my phone
no sign of * del is visible
any1 know what to do?
hi i go t a iphone 8gb and by mistake i erase all the programe,and now i re install i tune but now dont know what to do next.im tring to add any thing but there is a message come on the screen to change the sim card please need help