No matter which platform you are on, at some point you’re going to want to delete apps. Whether it’s an Android smartphone or a Windows PC, at some point apps start cluttering your machine and need to be deleted. This is a relatively simple process on all platforms but sometimes it can be difficult to find for new users. None of these platforms make it explicitly clear how to delete apps when you buy a new device, which is why articles like this one have to be written. If you’re having trouble deleting apps on iPhone, Android, Windows, or Mac, follow these steps to get the job done.
Here’s how you can remove an app from your Android smartphone.
If you know the name of the app you want to uninstall, you can do that by following these steps:
You can also uninstall apps via these steps on Android:
This will remove the app from your Android phone. Note that these steps may vary slightly if your phone doesn’t have stock Android.
On Windows 10 computers, follow these steps to delete apps.
The process is similar on older versions of Windows too.
It is really easy to delete apps on iOS, which means you can quickly get rid of a bunch of apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Follow these steps.
There’s another place where you can see the list of installed apps and uninstall the one(s) you want.
On iOS 11, you can make your device automatically delete apps you don’t use. This won’t delete the data in these apps but it does free up space on your device. Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and next to Offload Unused Apps, tap Enable. This will automatically offload apps that you don’t use for some time to free up space as and when needed. The data released to the app should not be deleted.
You can also offload individual apps by following these steps:
Deleting apps is quite easy on the Mac as long as you follow these steps.
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