How to remove app from apple watch

1. From the Apple Watch itself

Here’s how to remove apps from your Apple Watch without iPhone:

Press the Digital Crown to see all your apps.
Long press anywhere on the screen.
Tap Edit Apps.
Tap the tiny X for an app.
Finally, tap Delete App to uninstall it.

This will remove the app only from the Apple Watch and not the iPhone.

2. Using the iPhone Watch app

Here’s how you can use the paired iPhone to uninstall apps from your Apple Watch. Make sure both devices are nearby and follow these steps:

Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
Scroll to the bottom of the My Watch tab.
Tap an app under “Installed on Apple Watch.”
Turn off the switch for Show App on Apple Watch.

This will remove the app only from the Apple Watch and not the iPhone. If you have many apps to delete from your Apple Watch, you can follow this method to do that quickly.

Note: If the app is exclusively installed only on your Apple Watch (and not on iPhone – as you downloaded it from the App Store on your Apple Watch), you will see Delete app on Apple Watch instead of Show App on Apple Watch. Tap it to uninstall the app from your watch or follow the first method to do it from your wrist.

You can see the Breathable app I downloaded directly using the App Store on my Apple Watch. It’s installed on my watch (thus it shows OPEN) but not on my iPhone (thus it says GET). In the iOS Watch app, such apps will show the option to Delete app on Apple Watch instead of the Show App on Apple Watch toggle.

3. Offload an app to remove it from Apple Watch

When you offload an app on your iPhone, its Apple Watch version is also removed. Once you re-download the offloaded app, it does not appear automatically on your Apple Watch. You will have to add it by going to the Watch app > scroll to the bottom of the My Watch section, and tap Install next to the app.

4. Delete an app on the iPhone

Finally, if you delete an app from your iPhone, its corresponding watchOS version is also removed from the Apple Watch. For example, I deleted the Spotify app on my iPhone, and it disappeared automatically from my Apple Watch as well.

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Why can't I remove some apps from Apple Watch?

Toggle the switch next to Show App on Apple Watch to the grey OFF position. How to Delete Apple Watch Apps From Your Watch. Press the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch to bring up the App View. If you're using List View, swipe left across the app you want to remove, then tap the red trash button.