How to automatically uninstall apps that you don't use on your iPhone or iPad

Delete unused apps on iPhone automatically

With the arrival of iOS 11 to our mobile devices —iPhone or iPad—, some interesting functions arrived that would make the management and administration of the equipment easier for us. True, some headaches also came, such as excessive battery consumption in old equipment. However, on the other hand, topics like be able to free up internal storage space automatically also saw the light with this version of the platform.

It is true that the current models that Apple sells have little to do with in the past where 16 GB versions, for example, were the order of the day. Currently filling the internal memory of an iPhone or iPad is much more complicated. Even so, if you are one of those who does not regularly synchronize photos, videos, documents, etc. Or, of those who They install applications that are later forgotten, This function that we are going to comment on may interest you.

It's about the function "Uninstall unused apps". This possibility that Apple recently introduced in computers with iOS 11, is the smartest and most efficient way to get extra space. By default, it is disabled and you will have two ways to start it. What's more, the equipment itself —iPhone or iPad— will inform you of how much extra space you would gain in case of activating the function. But let's see what ways we have to activate it.

Activate 'Uninstall unused apps' function through General

Activate iOS11 function delete unused apps

The first of the ways that we are going to leave you will be through the storage information that we find within the «General» menu. That is, we must go to Settings> General> iPhone / iPad Storage and look for the "Uninstall unused apps" function.

Activate 'Uninstall unused apps' function through iTunes Store and App Store

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The second way to activate this interesting feature in iOS 11 is through the "Settings" menu. But in this case, getting into the menu that refers to the iTunes Store and App Store application stores. That is, we must follow the following route: Settings> iTunes Store and App Store> Uninstall unused apps.

As you can see, both ways are easy to find. Also, one of the interesting things is that although the team deletes The applications, information and documents will be saved in case you want to reinstall the application in the future shift. That way, all the stored data will be restored automatically. Of course, from the function you are already warned that all this will happen as long as the application continues in the application store.


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  1.   Keko said

    Check your website that there are times that it is not updated with the new news and it stays frozen for hours or days.

    And now when accessing from an iPhone your logo appears occupying the entire screen and nothing can be read. And neither do I write, don't see how hard it is for me to write blindly.

  2.   Keko said

    Exactly the same thing happens from the Mac, your logo occupies the entire screen.

    Is it that you do not visit your own website to check that everything is correct?