Can I delete multiple apps on my iPhone?

Software
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Struggling to clear up space on my iPhone and I have a lot of unused apps. Is there a quick or efficient way to delete multiple apps at once, or do I have to remove them one by one? Any tips or advice would be appreciated.

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Sadly, Apple doesn’t bless us with a magical ‘delete all these dumb apps I downloaded and never used’ button. Nope, it’s the fun, tedious dance of removing apps one at a time like a 90s video rental store clerk. BUT, if you want to speed it up slightly, you can try this:

  1. Long press method: Hold down on any app until they all start shaking like they’re in a boyband video. You’ll see the little minus (-) button pop up. Tap it to banish them, one by one. Tedious, but effective.

  2. Settings method: Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage. This is kind of like a control room where you’ll see all your apps listed by how much space they’re hogging. You can click on each app and hit “Delete App” from there. Still gotta do it one by one, though.

  3. Bulk offload hack (kinda): If you’re just trying to free up storage but you think you might use those apps again someday, consider ‘Offloading’ them instead. Same as the second method, but tap ‘Offload App’ instead of delete. This keeps your data but nixes the app until you redownload it.

No, there’s no multi-select delete feature—because, oh, why would convenience be an option here? Apple would prefer we suffer in silence, deleting Candy Crush clones for hours. If your phone is DYING for space, take this as your sign to also go after videos, photos, or that 450MB meme folder. Rip the bandaid off.

Or just distract yourself by downloading another useless app to help you organize deleting your other apps. Full circle, baby.

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Yeah, deleting multiple apps on iPhone is like trying to herd cats—annoying and unnecessarily complicated. Like Jeff mentioned, there’s no magical “Delete All” button because Apple probably wants us to marvel at their animation of apps doing the Harlem Shake before we painfully swipe 'em away one by one. But here’s my take:

  1. Skip the ‘offload app’ thing Jeff suggested unless you’re into the confusion of having ghost apps hanging around. Offloading still keeps their icons waiting to haunt your home screen—it’s not CLEANING, it’s procrastinating.

  2. Focus on grouping your purge. Throw all those useless apps into one folder, then tackle the folder systematically when you’re bored later. Slightly less messy than hunting the random apps scattered across 18 screens.

  3. If you’re a keyboard warrior, plug your iPhone into a Mac or PC, open iTunes or Finder, and sort apps via that interface. Still individual deletions, but the bigger screen might make the process suck less.

Honestly, the real win is reevaluating how much storage you’ve sacrificed to apps you haven’t touched in years. App folders labeled “Work Tools” or “Game Night” filled with digital cobwebs? Ax that clutter, uninstall your guilt, and move on. Doing it one by one just builds character, or whatever.