Delete apps from your Apple Watch

You can manage your Apple Watch apps directly on your watch, or by using the Watch app on your iPhone.

How to remove apps from your Apple Watch Home Screen

  1. Press the Digital Crown to see all of your apps on the Home Screen.
  2. If your Home Screen is in grid view, touch and hold an app lightly until the app icons jiggle. If the apps don't jiggle, make sure you're not pressing too hard. Tap the delete button on the app that you want to delete, then tap Delete App.
  3. If your Home screen is in list view, swipe left on the app you want to delete, then tap the red delete button.
  4. Press the Digital Crown to finish.

If you remove a built-in Apple app from your iPhone, that app will also be removed from your Apple Watch. If you want to restore a built-in Apple app, you can download it from the App Store on your iPhone or Apple Watch.

How to use your iPhone to manage your watch apps

  1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone and then tap the My Watch tab.
  2. Scroll to the Installed on Apple Watch section and find the app that you want to remove.
  3. Tap the app and then turn off Show App on Apple Watch.

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