How to Uninstall Facebook on iPhone or iPad

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete the Facebook app from your iPhone or iPad. If you think you’ll want to install the app at a later date, you may want to offload it instead—this deletes the app but saves your settings.

Steps

Method 1

Uninstalling Facebook

1. 1

   Tap and hold the Facebook icon on the home screen. It’s the blue icon with a white “f” inside. The icons will start to wiggle.

2. 2

   Lift your finger from the screen. An “x” now appears on each uninstallable app’s icon.

3. 3

   Tap the x on Facebook. A confirmation message will appear.

4. 4

   Tap Delete. This uninstalls the app.

5. 5

   Press the Home button. This stops the icons from wiggling.

Method 2

Offloading Facebook

1. 1

   Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings .

   You’ll usually find it on the home screen.

   • Use this method if you want to save your settings, such as your login information, in case you want to reinstall.

2. 2

   Scroll down and tap General.

3. 3

   Tap iPhone Storage. It’s near the middle of the menu.

4. 4

   Scroll down and tap Facebook.

5. 5

   Tap Offload App. It’s the blue text link at the center of the screen. A confirmation message will appear.

6. 6

   Tap Offload App. This deletes the app from your iPhone or iPad but saves your settings.

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