With millions of apps available on the App Store, it’s easy to get carried away and install too many apps on our iPad. Then we’re left with apps that we don’t like and a full storage!
Naturally, you’ll want to get rid of all the apps that are of no use to you, right? It would be nice to free up your iPad’s space and not look at a cluttered home screen all the time.
But did you know there are several ways to delete your iPad apps? Let’s go over them!
Related: How to uninstall apps on iPhone
3 Ways To Uninstall Apps On iPad
1. Delete Apps Directly on The Home Screen
This is the most common method of all because it is the easiest and the most accessible. You do not have to go to other pages on your iPad to perform this.
Let us go over the steps, shall we?
Step 1: Press and Hold The App on Your Home Screen
Select the app that you want to uninstall on your iPad home screen. Wait until the apps start to wiggle and the X mark appears on the top right side of the apps.
Step 2: Tap X Mark
Step 3: Click ‘Delete App’
Lastly, confirm by clicking ‘Delete App’. The app then will disappear from your home screen.
Then, click the home button when you are all done!
2. Delete Apps Through iPad Settings
Most users don’t really know the size of every app that is on their iPad. Many are not aware which apps take up the most iPad storage.
When you want to know the size of the apps while decluttering your iPad, you can try out this method.
Step 1: Launch iPad Settings
Step 2: Go To ‘General’
Step 3: Click ‘iPad Storage’
After clicking this, you will see your iPad storage status. You will then know what eats up your storage the most.
If you scroll down, you will see the list of installed apps as well as their sizes.
Step 4: Select The App You Want To Delete
Step 5: Tap ‘Delete App’
Step 6: Confirm To Delete App Completely
3. Delete Apps Through iTunes
iTunes is not just for listening to music, it is also one of the ways you can uninstall apps on iPad. Let’s go through each step and make sure you don’t miss a thing.
Step 1: Connect iPad To Computer
Step 2: Launch iTunes on Computer
Note: Make sure that both iPad and iTunes are running on same current software.
Step 3: Click The iPad Icon
After clicking the iPad icon, you can then see your iPad settings.
Step 4: Access and Tap ‘Apps’
Step 5: Select The App You Want To Delete
Step 5: Tap ‘Remove’ or The X Mark
Step 6: Click ‘Done’
When asked if you want to remove the newly deleted apps on your iPad home screen, click ‘confirm’.
Free Up Some Space By Deleting Apps on Your iPad
Knowing how to uninstall apps on your iPad is not only for getting rid of apps you don’t use, but also freeing some storage. Isn’t it so much nicer to use your iPad storage for apps and documents that are useful to you?
Did you find this article helpful? Were you able to uninstall apps on your iPad? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below!
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