You can free up space in your Apple iCloud account be deleting app data using these steps.
- From the Home screen, open “Settings“.
- Choose “iCloud“
- Select “Storage“.
- Select “Manage Storage”
- Select your device.
- Scroll down and select “Show All Apps“.
- Turn the app on or off as desired.
- Tap “Turn Off & Delete” when prompted, and you’re done.
Kiara says
It did not work I have the same problem but it was different on my phone
Perry Brening says
I have the exact same problem as Patty. I’d like to delete the app (entirely) and do a reinstall so to use it fresh. But when I go to reinstall the app from the app store. it shows a “down arrow” from a cloud, indicating that it’s still stored and it is just reinstalling from the cloud. not a totally “fresh” install. I know this to be true because in the app I have … given names to certain devices and the names come up… indicating that the app is NOT a fresh install and wasn’t deleted… totally. Please… I’d appreciate being shown a way that would delete the app not only from my iphone, but also from the stored cloud location. A total deletion, if you will.
Tom R. says
On the latest iOS, the solution above is missing one significant step. #5. should say, ‘Scroll down and select backups, then scroll down and select your device. This is how I accomplished app deletion in the iCloud.
Karen says
I deleted my Facebook account. I’m trying to use my Messenger app, but when it ask for my login information, it says it’s not recognized.. I try to create a new account and it takes me to Facebook sign in. Then it wants me to create a Facebook account. I uninstalled Messenger app and re-downloaded it. I get the same thing. Uninstalled it again. Went to reinstall from App Store yet again and found it was re-downloading from the cloud. Went to iCloud and deleted Messenger, and was going to try it again. Only, when I go back to App Store, it still indicates it will download from the cloud. What do I do? Appreciate any help…
Betty Bubelis says
How do I delete unwanted apps on the cloud that I will never install again?. I tried from my phone… I logged into icloud on my laptop… I am not able to see the apps that are using up space anywhere.
Where do I see the apps that are sitting out there?
Tori says
No it did not help. I relate with Patty experience, its exact to mines. Does anyone know how to fix this?
BB says
No it did not help. I have the exact same problem as Patty and am unable to find a solution.
Patty says
This deletes the app’s data from the cloud but not the app itself. There’s something wrong with an app I have installed and I think if I could just completely get rid of it and install it anew the problem would be resolved. But when I go to the App Store, it has a down arrow indicating it’s in the cloud and if I install it, it will be the version with the glitch. I know this because I have tried.
Judy says
I have deleted the app find my friends several times and it keeps coming back. Last time I found it in a folder. It sent a notification to a friend that I had accepted their request to follow me. How do I stop this ?
Deborah Smith says
I still can not remove some apps…like iBooks I’ve listened to…or websites I wanted. I’ve tried the pushing of the buttons ’till they jiggle (& I use to be able to remove them this way)…& I’ve looked in the settings & managing storage section – the things I want to remove – are not there.
Thanks for any help…