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I want to permanently delete not used , hidden and not hidden apps from library

I want

to permanently delete ,hidden & viewable

apps from App Library.

apps that are not , now will ever be used!

very annoying clutter.

for I phone &I pads ,16.3

iPhone 11

Posted on Mar 18, 2023 11:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2023 11:31 AM

That is not possible, you can only hide them from your available apps list, not your purchase history.


For apps, see this document: Hide purchases from the App Store - Apple Support .

It only mentions hiding apps.


6 replies

Mar 18, 2023 12:03 PM in response to Larryo82

Limnos has explained that you cannot delete information from your Purchased list.


You can, however, delete any third-party apps you've installed on your phone and many (though not all) of the pre-installed Apple apps.


Remove apps from iPhone - Apple Support


If you do not see the option to delete the apps when folloing the above instructions, it probably means you have restrictions enabled. Go to Settings>Screen Time>Content & Privace Restrictions>iTunes & App Store Purchases and make sure that "Deleting Apps" is set to "Allowed".

Mar 18, 2023 12:29 PM in response to kdaniels1229

kdaniels1229 wrote:

Do note: this still doesn’t “delete” the app from your list of previously installed apps.

Yes, I'm aware of that. In fact, I said as much in the first sentence of my post. And Limnos explained it in the post before mine. But, as the OP specifically said they wanted to delete apps from the App Library, and did not mention the list of previously installed apps, I provided the instructions for that. Unless the OP posts back, we will not know for certain which thing they were actually trying to do.

I want to permanently delete not used , hidden and not hidden apps from library

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