How to Delete Default Apps on iOS Device: The apps that come with every iPhone are mostly useful. From Music to Calendar, Camera to Phone, and more, these apps are great for what most people want to do. But every iPhone comes with more apps that many people never use, like Compass, Calculator, Reminders, Tips, and others. Why show apps on your phone that you don’t use, especially if your phone is running out of space?
Whether you buy an iOS or an Android device, it will already have a number of apps on it. These apps aren’t very useful if you don’t need them. They are sometimes called “bloatware.” If you don’t have an Apple TV or Apple Watch subscription, it’s a waste of space to have these apps on your device. Not too long ago, it was almost impossible to get rid of them. Lucky for us, things have changed.
Steps to Delete Default Apps on iOS Device
- To make use of this feature, the device must be supervised. If it is not you can ask Apple Configurator 2 to supervise it but this will perform a wipe of the device. To supervise the device select the iOS device and from the toolbar select the “Prepare” button. This will walk you through this process
- The next step is to create a profile to enable this feature.
- We will now apply the profile to the iOS Device.
Select your iOS device and tap the + button in the toolbar, then select profiles - You will be prompted to select the profile you just created. Select it and tap the Add button.
- The profile will now be added to your device
- If you want to remove the profile, just double tap the iOS device in Apple Configurator to reveal the the detail view of this device. Under Profiles on the left hand side, you will get a list of all profiles installed. Just select it hit tap delete.
FAQs
You can’t delete some system apps that came pre-installed on your Android phone. But on some phones, you can turn them off so that they won’t show on the list of apps on your phone. To learn how to disable apps, contact your device manufacturer.
Apps with Android administrator access may not allow you to uninstall them normally. Some apps require administrator access in order to perform certain functions, such as lock your screen. To uninstall them, you’ll have to revoke the app’s administrator privilege: Go to settings.
Select Manage in the lower-right corner of the iCloud interface. Go to the left column, then select the app you want to delete. Select Delete all Files to remove all files associated with the app from your iCloud. If you see a warning message, select Delete to complete the process.
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