Among fitness enthusiasts and Apple enthusiasts, the Apple Watch is one of the most coveted iPhone accessories. This robust wearable has a lot to offer, from monitoring fitness goals to letting you use ChatGPT on your Apple Watch. There are also a ton of amazing Apple Watch applications available to help you on your fitness quest. Having said that, an excessive number of applications might clog your home screen and cause you to run out of storage for necessary apps and updates. We'll go over how to remove and reinstall Apple Watch applications in this brief tutorial.
Using Your Apple Watch to Delete Apps
The procedure of removing Apple Watch applications is fast and easy. Here's how to go about it:
1. To see all of the applications on your Apple Watch and reach the Home Screen, press the Digital Crown.
2. Press and hold any point on the screen to bring up View Options. Select Edit Applications.
3. Next, find the application that you want to remove, then tap the X button.
4. After that, to confirm your selection, hit "Delete App" .
5. You may alternatively swipe left on the app you want to delete and touch the trash button if your applications are in list view, . Then, to confirm the app deletion, hit Delete App.
Using an iPhone
, remove apps from the Apple WatchUsing your iPhone to manage watch applications is an additional method of removing apps from your Apple Watch. This is how the procedure appears:
1. Launch the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then choose the "My Watch" tab at the bottom.2. Locate and tap on the app you want to delete under the "Installed on Apple Watch" section.3. Disable the Apple Watch Show App slider.4. Your Apple Watch's app will be hidden as a result. Check the Available Apps section, locate the app, and choose the install option to get it back.
Remove Pre-installed Apps for Apple Watch
Similar to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, the Apple Watch has several pre-installed applications. You can uninstall default applications from your Apple Watch if you don't need them. However, there is a warning in this case. All of the pre-installed applications on your Apple Watch cannot be removed.You may uninstall the following default applications from your Apple Watch running watchOS 9.4 or later:
- Wallet
- Maps
- Find My
- Heart Rate
- Activity
- Emergency Siren
- Depth
- World Clock
- Workout
The procedures to remove default applications from your Apple Watch are listed below; they are the same as the steps to remove an app from your watch in the first place. The steps are as follows:1. To see all of the installed applications, press the Digital Crown.2. Tap and hold an icon for an app until you see View Options . Click or tap Edit Apps.3. Select the app that you want to remove from your watch by tapping the X icon . Here, choose Delete App.Reinstall Apple Watch Apps That You Accidentally Deleted
Here's how to restore an app that you unintentionally deleted from your Apple Watch:1. Launch the App Store on your Apple Watch.2. Look for the application you want to download.3. Press the "redownload" button.(little cloud with a down arrow symbol) next to the application.4. The app will appear on the home screen of your Apple Watch after it has been restored.How to Disable the Apple Watch's Automatic App Downloads
When you require an app on your iPhone alone, it irritates you to see it downloading immediately on your Apple Watch (or any other device where you have logged in with the same Apple ID). It takes up extra space on your watch and clogs the Home Screen. Thankfully, Apple provides a simple method to stop your Apple Watch from automatically installing pointless applications. Actually, you can use this to prevent any of your Apple devices from installing apps automatically.The process is as follows:1. On your Apple Watch, open the Settings app.2. Tap App Store after swiping down.3. Toggle the "Automatic Downloads" function OFF here.To disable automatic app downloads on any Apple device, just follow these instructions.Touch and hold anywhere on the Apple Watch's home screen to choose the "Edit Apps" option in order to remove applications. Now, choose the program you want to remove by clicking the cross (X) icon.On your Apple Watch, you may uninstall some pre-installed applications. Wallet, Maps, World Clock, Find My, and more apps are on the list. Make sure you have watchOS 9.4 or later installed on your Apple Watch before attempting to delete stock applications. Then, just like any other third-party software, you may uninstall default applications from your Apple Watch.The Screen Time Settings on your Apple Watch may be the cause if you are unable to delete any apps. Many users often encounter scenarios when the program icons jiggle but there isn't a remove button accessible. Should this be the situation for you, you want to examine the Screen Time configuration on your iPhone. Here's how to go about it:In other words,1. Open Settings -> Screen Time. on your iPhone.In other words,2. Press Privacy & Content Limitations.3. Select App Store and iTunes Purchases... Put in your passcode for Screen Time.In other words,4. Press .Deleting Apps.Ensure that you choose . PermitYou cannot, I repeat. Podcasts is one of the pre-installed apps on your Apple Watch that cannot be removed.You certainly can. An app that you uninstall from your Apple Watch won't automatically delete from your iPhone.Indeed. An app on your iPhone will instantly be removed from your Apple Watch as well. You may install the uninstalled app from the App Store on your iPhone or Apple Watch if you would want to restore it.No. Apps removed from the home screen of your Apple Watch won't be deleted from your iPhone. You may go on using the app on your iPhone in the same manner.