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iOS 13 Lets You Delete Apps Right From the Update List

Friday June 7, 2019 9:59 am PDT by Juli Clover
In iOS 13 and iPadOS, Apple has added a new way to delete apps from your device right from the App Store.

When you're updating apps on your phone, or viewing apps that were recently updated, you can swipe left on any app in the list to bring up a "Delete" option.


Tapping on delete brings up the standard app deletion interface, where you can confirm the app's deletion or select the cancel option.

The option to delete apps right from the App Store is a convenient way to get rid of unwanted apps as soon as you see them, without the need to leave the App Store, hunt down the app's icon, and remove it that way as was necessary in prior versions of iOS.


Apple has moved the app update interface in iOS 12 to make room for Apple Arcade. The new Apple Arcade tab replaces the prior Update tab to provide easy access to the upcoming gaming service.


You can now access app updates by tapping on your profile picture at the top of the App Store and scrolling down to the Pending Updates section, which also houses a list of recent updates.

Related Roundups: iOS 13, iPadOS
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hancuriang
11 weeks ago
Is apple telling us to remove facebook?
Rating: 84 Votes
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smithrh
11 weeks ago
I like the example screenshots!
Rating: 67 Votes
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Mykbibby
11 weeks ago
Moving the updates to the profile is a horrible move. Arcade should either be under the games tab, or in a separate app.
Rating: 48 Votes
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0815
11 weeks ago
good choice of app to delete in the screenshot ... everyone who cares about their privacy should delete Facebook
Rating: 44 Votes
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gaximus
11 weeks ago
YES, I love this and wanted this for so long. So many times I see an update for an app I never use, then for get to delete it.
Rating: 31 Votes
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Morky
11 weeks ago
You had me at "delete Facebook".
Rating: 27 Votes
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RamGuy
11 weeks ago
So many small quality of life improvements in iOS 13 and BETA'1 is running better than any previous x.1 BETA'1 I've tested. Looking really good so far.
Rating: 19 Votes
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Braderunner
11 weeks ago
Nice! So many times, an update will appear, and I think...I never even use that app...I'm just gonna delete it.
Rating: 16 Votes
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Tokenfreak
11 weeks ago

Moving the updates to the profile is a horrible move. Arcade should either be under the games tab, or in a separate app.


I agree I hate the new location of it.
Rating: 15 Votes
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RosOne
11 weeks ago
I find it incredibly frustrating that they have hidden the updates page. On my iPhone I refresh the App Store updates page 2-3 times a day. If I don't do that I get updates days after they were released.

I sometimes see updates on my iPad for apps that I updated days earlier on my iPhone.
Rating: 12 Votes

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