Twitter is one of the most popular social media networks around, but it isn’t for everyone.
If you have installed the app on your iPhone and found that you either dislike it or no longer use it, then you may be wondering how to remove it from the device.
Fortunately, the Twitter app can be uninstalled from your iPhone 6 in the same way as any other third-party app. Our guide below will present you with two different options for deleting the app from your device.
Deleting the Twitter App from an iPhone in iOS 8
The steps in this article were written using an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 8.1.3.
However, these same steps will work on most other iPhones, in most other versions of iOS.
If you wish to remove the Twitter app because you are tired of receiving notifications, consider changing your notification settings before uninstalling the app.
Step 1: Locate the Twitter app on your device.
Step 2: Tap and hold your finger on the Twitter app icon until the app starts to shake, then tap the small x at the top-left corner of the app icon.
Step 3: Tap the Delete button to confirm that you wish to delete the app and its data from your device.
Note that you can also delete the Twitter app from your iPhone with the alternate method below.
Alternate Method for Removing Twitter App
This section discusses a way to delete iPhone apps that involves going through the Settings menu.
For additional information on this method and removing apps, read this how to remove apps from iPhone 8 article.
Step 1: Tap the Settings icon.
Step 2: Select the General option.
Step 3: Select the Usage option.
Step 4: Select the Manage Storage option.
Step 5: Select the Twitter app.
Step 6: Tap the Delete App button.
Step 7: Tap the Delete App button at the bottom of the screen to confirm that you wish to delete the app and its’ data from your device.
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Matthew Burleigh has been writing tech tutorials since 2008. His writing has appeared on dozens of different websites and been read over 50 million times.
After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites.
His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well.