Getting rid of an application on an iOS device is easy. You just gently press the app in question, all apps will begin to wobble, you click “x” and the app you want gone will disappear.
But is there a way to monitor all the applications you got rid of? Sure, there is.
It is simple to do. This article will break down how you can preview the deleted applications and also have them restored if you wish. Not to waste your time, lets get to it.
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How Can I Preview The Deleted Apps On The iPhone?
As soon as you tap “x” and confirm by clicking on Delete, the application plus its data goes away. But, it is not gone forever. Do not forget that all your application, deleted or yet-to-be-deleted, are within the App Store. You only need some instructions to help you access them anytime you want.
Open the App Store, click your profile and choose Purchased.
If you choose “All,” every application on your account will be visible. The installed apps will posses “Open” on the right but the ones you got rid of will have a little cloud icon.
To preview just the deleted applications, click “Not on this iPhone.” It will reveal all of the applications that you have gotten rid of from your account.
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How To Restore Deleted Apps On iPhone?
After sometime, you might feel you now need some of the apps you got rid of. Not to worry, there are ways to restore apps to an iOS device, and they are not complicated at all.
How To Restore Deleted Apps On iPhone Through App Store?
You are already aware of how to reach the “Not on this iPhone” tab, so it is useless to go through the steps involved again. When you get to the tab, browse the list of the deleted applications and click the cloud icon to have them re-installed. You will require the Apple ID password for confirmation and to download the application.
The little blue circle stands for the download status. When that is over with, the Open button beside the app will be visible. An amazing thing about it is that you will not pay the second time for the applications you bought.
How To Restore Deleted Apps On iPhone Through Name Search?
It might be faster to simply enter the name of the application in the App Store search bar and locate the application this way. The app store, surely, does not forget what you bought and the process is identical to the one highlighted above. Tap the magnifier icon way down at the bottom right in the App Store, enter the name and choose the application from the results visible.
The cloud icon is seen below the name of the application, just click it for re-installation.
Can I Restore Deleted Apps On iPhone Through iTunes?
Sadly, no.
For whatever reason, Apple got rid of the Apps tab/icon in iTunes 12.7 and later. But if you are yet to update iTunes after a long time, you can restore the applications. To do that, tap on your iOS device. select Apps, tap “Install” close to the ones you intend to start using again.
