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Uninstall Unwanted Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr (iOS 14)

Author Spencer Mcfadden By Spencer Mcfadden, on January 10, 2021, in iPhone Problems | SOLVED


By uninstalling apps from an iPhone 7/8/iPhone Xs/Xr, you can reclaim more free storage on your iPhone, tide up your iPhone to make you focus on important things only and at times, you can fix a variety of iOS 14 problems by uninstalling some glitching apps (Unable To Install iOS 14.3 Update - An Error Occurred Installing iOS 14).

There are several ways to uninstall unwanted apps from your iPhone 7/8/iPhone Xs/Xr. For instance, iOS 14 allows you to uninstall/remove your rarely-used apps without losing app data with "Offload App" feature. Follow this quick tutorial to learn how to uninstall apps from your iPhone 7/8/iPhone Xs/Xr with ease (30 Common iPhone/iTunes Restore Errors).

Table Of Content:

Part 1: Uninstall Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr - Delete Apps on Device

After iOS 11, you can directly uninstall both third-party apps and iOS default apps (like Contacts, Notes, Music, Videos, Maps, etc.) on your iPhone 7/8/Xr. To uninstall apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr: Lightly touch and hold the app until it jiggles > Tap the Close/Delete icon in the upper-left corner of the app > Tap Delete to confirm you want to uninstall this app from your iPhone 7/8/Xr ( How To Find Recently Deleted App on iPhone 6).

Uninstall Apps on iPhone 8 - Delete Apps on Device
Uninstall Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr - Remove Apps on Device

Part 2: Uninstall Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr - Offload Apps

If you simply need additional free storage space on your iPhone 7/8/Xr, then you can use the Offload App option in iOS 14/iOS 12 instead of uninstalling these apps. As opposed to deleting apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr, offloading apps ensures your app data, user settings and documents, remain on your device. And you can easily reinstall these removed apps when you need them ( How To Transfer Music from iPhone to Computer for Free).

Offload Or Uninstall Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr

Offload Apps Uninstall Apps
CONS Reclaim iPhone Storage
Keeps App Documents and Data
Reinstall in 1 Click 		Reclaim More Free Storage
Remove App Icons
Uninstall Apps Completely
PROS App Icons Remain on iPhone
 1. No Data, Documents or Settings

How To Offload Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr

  1. 1
    Step 1

    Open the Settings app on your iPhone 8/iPhone 8 plus > General > iPhone Storage.

    How To Offload/Uninstall Apps on iPhone 8
    How To Offload/Uninstall Apps on iPhone 8
  2. 2
    Step 2

    Tap an app you'd like to offload from your iPhone 7/8/Xr > Choose Offload App from the popup menu to confirm.

    How To Offload/Uninstall Apps on iPhone 8
    How To Offload/Uninstall Apps on iPhone 8

Part 3: Uninstall Apps on iPhone 7/8/Xr - Remove Apps in iTunes

Apple no longer allows uninstalling/installing/downloading apps in iTunes since the release of iTunes 12.7 (Learn Find Best iTunes Alternative).



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