First things first. You can manage your Apple Watch apps specifically on your Apple watch device, or using the Watch app on your iPhone. The basic steps to remove apps from your Apple Watch Home Screen are described below:
Delete Option on the Watch
You can delete apps from your Apple Watch using the ‘Delete’option, while having grid view on your Apple watch. Press the Digital Crown to see all the apps on your Home Screen. If your Home Screen is visible in grid view, touch and hold the particular app lightly until the app icons get jiggled. If these apps don’t jiggle for some reason, make sure that you’re not pressing too hard. Now, tap the delete button on the app that you want to delete, then simply tap Delete App.
Delete Apps from Apple Watch
The Apple Watch also has the option to delete apps. For this, view the Home Screen in list view. Swipe left on the app that you are willing to delete, then tap the red coloured delete button. Follow that up by pressing the Digital Crown to finish. If you are removing a built-in Apple app from your iPhone, that app also gets removed from your Apple Watch. If you want to store any built-in Apple app again, you can download that app from the App Store on your iPhone or Apple Watch device. There could be many factors affecting why you can not delete apps from your Apple Watch.As an example, Screen Time (restrictions) may be preventing you from uninstalling apps on your watch. Let’s go over these problems and learn here know how you can address them. While deleting apps from your Apple Watch,users face some common problems. many users may have faced any of the following problems. Let’s go through it with the solutions.
Without delete (X) button
How can you solve the problem without delete (X) button when it doesn’t appear on the app? To delete apps on the Apple watch, you need to fix the delete (X) button, which does not work. Changes might not happen when this button is tapped. Uninstalling an Apple Watch app is an easy process. You can do this by using your iPhone or directly from your Apple Watch. However, you might still face some few issues.
Below are some steps to solve this problem:
Make sure that you’re checking your watch after each step to see if you can delete watch apps again or not. You can easily re-install built-in apps that you may have removed.
Manage Screen Time to delete apps from your Apple Watch
The first thing you should be doing is to check your Screen Time settings. This works especially if you see no Delete (X) option while the apps get jiggled.If you have Screen Time turned on your iPhone, this might be the cause.
Here is what to do to solve it:
Go to Settings > Screen Time, on your iPhone.Now tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.Tap iTunes & App Store Purchases followed by it. If you have any Screen Time password enabled, you will be asked to enter that password.If Deleting Apps has been set to “Don’t Allow”, tap that to change it to “Allow”.
Solving Screen Time helps to delete apps on Apple watch.There are a few troubleshooting tips you can use if Screen Time is not working properly.
Restarting your iPhone
As a very common and effective solution, restart your iPhone and watch. After that, try again. Here is how you can restart your iPhone to Delete apps on Apple watch.
iPhone X, 11, 12, or later
Press and hold the side button and the volume up (or down) button together until the power off slider starts appearing. Drag this slider all the way to the right side. Wait for 30 seconds to let your device to power off completely. After this press and hold the side button until the Apple logo starts appearing.
For other iPhone models
Press and hold the power button together (side or top button) until you see the power off slider. After this drag this slider. Wait a few seconds for your iPhone to get completely shut off. After this, press and hold the side or top button until the Apple logo appears.
For Apple Watch
First of all press and hold the side button. As you do this, the power-off screen will appear. Drag the slider to the right side. Wait for your device to get turned off. Now press and hold the side button again to turn on your watch until the Apple logo starts appearing.
Update your device
Update your iPhone according to the latest version of iOS. Plus, ensure that your watch has the latest version of watchOS.
iPhone
You can check for updates of your device by going to Settings > General > Software Update. And if there is any latest update available, follow the onscreen instructions to update your device.
Watch
You can simply update your watch (Settings > General > Software Update) or using your iPhone (the Watch app > My Watch > General > Software Update). These are a very useful and effective steps to make storage space on your Apple watch and delete unwanted apps from your Apple Watch.
