How to Delete a Note in iOS 7 on the iPhone

The Notes app on the iPhone is one of the most convenient ways to store important information that you need to access later. Whether it’s an idea that you had or a list of things that you need at the store, creating notes is simple and effective. But you can quickly accumulate a large number of notes over time, many of which might no longer be important or relevant. Fortunately you can delete these notes pretty easily.

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Deleting Notes on the iPhone

Note that these notes will be gone from your iPhone forever after you delete them, so make sure that a note doesn’t contain anything very important before you get rid of it. Additionally, if you are putting sensitive or important information in your notes, then it is a good idea to use a passcode to protect your phone in the event that it is lost or stolen.

Step 1: Open the Notes app.

Step 2: Locate the note that you want to delete.

Step 3: Swipe from right to left on the note, then touch the Delete button.

Sometimes, however, you cannot tell which note you want to delete from the short bit of it included on this screen. If that is the case, then you can also delete a note by opening that note, then touching the trash can icon at the bottom of the screen.