Your iPhone app data lingers around more than you know.

Zombie apps are a real problem for iPhones of every stripe. It happens when you delete an app, only to restore your latest backup or connect your iPhone to iTunes, and lo and behold, the app pops back on your home screen. What is going on?

What happens is that when you back up your iPhone to iCloud, Apple’s online storage service doesn’t completely remove the app data, just in case you have it installed on another iOS device. For example, you may want to remove Facebook from your iPhone, but leave it on your iPad you’re ready to remove that app. That’s where these steps come in for permanently deleting an app from all of your devices.

Start with your iPhone or iPad

Step 1: Lightly press down and hold the app until it starts wiggling. If you press too firmly and your iPhone has 3D Touch, you may open the Share menu instead. If so, just tap outside the menu and try again with a lighter touch.

Step 2: Tap the X in the upper left-hand corner of the app.

Step 3: A box will appear that says “Delete [name of app]? Deleting this app will also delete its data.” Tap Delete.

Step 4: Tap Done (for iPhone X and later) or press the Home button (for iPhone 8 or earlier).

Delete the app from iCloud

Step 1: Go to Settings and tap your profile . Lightly press down and hold the app until it starts wiggling. If you press too firmly and your iPhone has 3D Touch, you may open the Share menu instead. If so, just tap outside the menu and try again with a lighter touch.

Step 2: Tap iCloud.

Step 3: Tap Manage Storage. On this screen, you will see your current iCloud storage available.

Step 4: Select Backups from the list. You will see all devices that are currently using the iCloud backup storage.

Step 5: Choose the current iPhone you are using. Hint: It will say “This iPhone.”

Step 6: You will see a small list of apps under Choose Data to Back Up. Tap Show All Apps.

Step 7: Find the app or apps you want to permanently delete and slide the white dot to the left so that the color changes from green to white.

Step 8: A window will pop up that asks “Do you want to turn off [selected app] backups and delete the backup data from iCloud?” Tap Turn Off & Delete.

Now your apps will be permanently deleted on your iPhone (and other iOS devices) and will never redownload when you sync your device to iTunes.

What if I delete an app I paid for?

If you delete an app you purchased and decide you want it back, you can always go back to the App Store and redownload the app at no additional charge. It’s yours for life.

Related Article:

Free up space on your iOS device

Step 1: Connect Your iOS Device to Computer

To start with, run the program and connect your iOS device (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) to your computer via an USB cable. When your devices are connected and recognized by your program, your devices will show in the window as follow.

connect ios device

Step 2; Scan Your iOS Device

You can simply click on Quick Scan to do a full scan of your device, or you can click on each option including Junk files, Temp Files, Camera Roll, Photo Library, Large Files and Apps to scan.

Step 3: Start to Clear the Data

After a while, PanFone will finish scanning your device and list scanning result on the panel. You can choose to clean your desired data to free up space on your device. Of course, you can go Back or do a Rescan.

scanning result

Now your apps will be permanently deleted on your iPhone (and other iOS devices) and will never redownload when you sync your device to iTunes.


Recommendation: PanFone iOS Eraser Free For Windows, Completely Erase iOS Data to Protect Your Privacy

  • Erase data on iOS device completely with nothing recoverable.
  • Wipe 10+ social apps data: WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat, Kik etc.
  • 100% secure private data when switching phones.
  • Erase deleted files and private fragments with no chance to recover.
  • Support for all iOS device running iOS 7 and above (including iPhone XS).
  • Free

Go to learn more>>
Download syncios windows Download syncios mac

You can follow Syncios on TwitterFacebookfor more tips and tricks.

source.