To remove Amazon Instant Video from an iPhone, touch and hold the app icon on the Home Screen, tap Remove App, tap Delete App, then tap Delete to confirm. The app is now called Prime Video, so that is the name to look for. If you only want to clear out a movie or episode you saved for offline viewing, you can delete that download inside the app and keep the app itself.
This guide covers both jobs, plus a Settings route that shows how much space the app is using, what to do when the delete option is missing, and how to get the app back.
Amazon Instant Video Is Now Prime Video
Amazon Instant Video was the older name for Amazon’s streaming app. Amazon’s current help pages call it the Prime Video app, and that is the name under the icon on a current iPhone. If you search your iPhone for “Amazon Instant Video” and find nothing, search for “Prime Video” instead.
Do not confuse it with the Amazon shopping app, which is a separate app with its own icon. Deleting one does not remove the other.
Decide What You Want to Remove
“Removing” Prime Video can mean three different things. Pick the one that matches your goal before you tap anything.
| Goal | What to do | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Free up space but keep the app | Delete downloaded videos inside Prime Video | The saved video files leave the iPhone. The app stays signed in. |
| Get rid of the app completely | Delete the app | The app and its data, including downloads, are removed from the iPhone. |
| Tidy the Home Screen only | Remove from Home Screen | The icon moves to App Library. Nothing is deleted and no space is freed. |
None of these choices cancels a Prime membership, a Prime Video subscription, or a channel subscription, and none of them removes movies or shows you bought from your Amazon account. Those live with your account, not on the phone.
What You Need First
- An iPhone with a current version of iOS. The steps below follow Apple’s iPhone User Guide for iOS 27, and the same steps appear in Apple’s guide for iOS 26 and iOS 18.
- The iPhone passcode, in case the phone asks for it.
- The Screen Time passcode, if someone has set up Screen Time restrictions on the iPhone.
- Your Amazon sign-in details, if you plan to install the app again later. You will need to sign in again after a full delete.
How to Delete the Prime Video App from an iPhone
Before you start: deleting an app removes the app and its data from the iPhone. Any movies or episodes you downloaded in Prime Video for offline viewing go with it, and you would need to download them again later.
- Find the Prime Video icon on your Home Screen. If it is not on any Home Screen page, swipe left past the last page to open App Library and use the search field at the top.
- Touch and hold the Prime Video icon until a menu appears.
- Tap Remove App.
- Tap Delete App. Do not choose Remove from Home Screen here, because that only hides the icon.
- Tap Delete to confirm.
The icon disappears right away. Apple notes that it may take a moment for the available storage figure on the iPhone to update after an app is deleted.
These are the steps in Apple’s guide to removing or deleting apps from iPhone. For more detail on the general process, including apps that will not delete, see our guide on how to delete apps on iPhone.
How to Delete Prime Video from iPhone Storage in Settings
Use this route when you cannot find the icon, or when you want to see how much room Prime Video is taking before you decide.
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap General.
- Tap iPhone Storage. Give the list of apps a few seconds to load.
- Scroll to Prime Video and tap it. The screen shows how much storage the app is using.
- Choose one option:
- Offload App frees the storage used by the app itself but keeps its documents and data. Offloading means the app is removed while its saved information stays behind, ready for when you reinstall.
- Delete App removes the app and its related data.
If your main goal is to win back space taken by downloaded movies, offloading may not help much, because it is designed to keep the app’s documents and data. Delete the downloads in the app, or delete the app entirely. Apple describes both options in its article on checking the storage on your iPhone.
How to Delete a Downloaded Prime Video Movie or Episode
Downloaded video is usually what makes the app so large. You can remove individual downloads and keep using the app to stream.
- Open the Prime Video app.
- Go to the Downloads section.
- Find the movie or episode you no longer need. For a TV show, open the show to see the episodes you saved.
- Tap the three dots next to the title.
- Tap Delete download, and confirm if the app asks.
These steps come from Amazon staff guidance on Amazon’s own Prime Video forum. Amazon changes the layout of the app from time to time, so the exact position of Downloads and the wording of the delete option may differ slightly on your screen. Look for a downloads area and a menu or edit control next to each saved title.
Deleting a download only removes the file stored on this iPhone. It does not remove the title from your purchases, and anything included with your membership can still be streamed. If you want a title back for offline viewing, Amazon explains how in its help page on downloading Prime Video titles, and we walk through an example in how to download a movie you own in the Prime Video app.
Video is only one of several things that eat storage. For other items worth clearing, see our complete guide to deleting items on an iPhone.
How to Confirm It Worked
- App deleted: swipe down on the Home Screen and search for “Prime Video.” A deleted app no longer appears as an installed app. It also disappears from Settings > General > iPhone Storage.
- Download deleted: the title no longer appears in the Downloads section of the app, and the Prime Video entry in iPhone Storage shows a smaller size once the list refreshes.
- Icon only removed: if Prime Video still appears in App Library or in iPhone Storage, it was removed from the Home Screen but not deleted. Repeat the steps and choose Delete App.
How to Get Prime Video Back
You can reinstall an app you previously downloaded as long as it is still available in the App Store.
- Open the App Store.
- Search for Prime Video.
- Tap the download button, which looks like a cloud with an arrow for apps you have installed before.
- Open the app and sign in with your Amazon account.
Your watchlist, purchases and rentals are tied to your Amazon account, so they are there when you sign back in. Downloads are not restored automatically after a full delete. You need to download each title again.
If you offloaded the app instead of deleting it, the icon stays on the Home Screen with a small cloud symbol. Tap the icon to reinstall it.
Troubleshooting
There is no Delete App option
If touching and holding the icon shows no way to delete it, a Screen Time restriction may be blocking app deletion. Open Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions and look in the App Store purchases settings for an option that controls deleting apps. Changing it requires the Screen Time passcode. On a child’s iPhone or a phone managed by an employer, ask the parent or administrator who set the restriction rather than trying to get around it.
I cannot find an app called Amazon Instant Video
Search for Prime Video. The old name is no longer used on the icon.
The app is gone from the Home Screen but still uses storage
It was probably removed from the Home Screen only. Open App Library, touch and hold Prime Video, and tap Delete App. You can also delete it from Settings > General > iPhone Storage.
Storage did not change after deleting
Wait a minute and open iPhone Storage again, since the figure can take a moment to update. If you offloaded the app rather than deleting it, its documents and data are still on the phone by design.
The app came back or was removed without my doing anything
iPhone has a setting called Offload Unused Apps that automatically removes apps you have not used when storage is low, while keeping their data. In Apple’s iOS 27 guide it is under Settings > Apps > App Store. An offloaded app keeps its icon with a cloud symbol and reinstalls when you tap it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does deleting the Prime Video app cancel my Prime membership?
No. Deleting the app only removes software from the iPhone. Billing continues until you cancel. Amazon’s help page on canceling a Prime Video subscription sends you to Manage Your Memberships & Subscriptions in your Amazon account. If you subscribed through the App Store instead, Apple explains how to cancel a subscription from Apple under Settings > your name > Subscriptions.
Will I lose movies I bought if I delete the app?
Deleting the app removes the copies stored on the iPhone, not your purchases. Purchases are kept with your Amazon account and should be available again when you reinstall the app and sign in, or when you sign in on another device.
Is offloading the same as deleting?
No. Offloading removes the app but keeps its documents and data on the iPhone. Deleting removes the app and its related data. Delete the app if you want the most space back.
Does deleting the app sign my iPhone out of my Amazon account?
The app and its saved sign-in are removed from the phone, so you will need to sign in again after reinstalling. The iPhone may still be listed as a registered device in your Amazon account. Amazon’s help says you can go to Devices under Account & Settings for Prime Video and select Deregister next to a device you want to remove.
Can I hide Prime Video without deleting it?
Yes. Touch and hold the icon, tap Remove App, then tap Remove from Home Screen. The app moves to App Library and still works from there. This does not free any storage.
Do these steps work on an iPad?
The process is very similar on an iPad, where the storage screen is called iPad Storage. Apple publishes a separate iPad User Guide, so check it if a label looks different.
Next Step
If you kept the app and only cleared downloads, you can stop large files from building up again by adjusting the download and streaming quality. Our guide on changing Prime Video settings on an iPhone shows where those options are. If you also watch on a streaming box, see how to sign out of Prime Video on a Roku.
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