How to delete app clips on iphone

Apple has gone to town with iOS 14, introducing a range of new features — such as Home-screen widgets and an App Library — that will almost certainly improve how we use our iPhones. This includes App Clips, an interesting addition that lets you use smaller, streamlined versions of apps without having to download them in full.

Contents

• How do you use iOS 14’s App Clips?
• Using iOS 14’s App Clips
• How to delete app clips from your iPhone

App Clips is designed to overcome any reluctance a user might have in trying new apps. Most of us have had an iPhone for some time now, so we’ve accumulated more than our fair share of apps and potentially don’t want to clog up our devices with any more. However, App Clips solves this problem by letting you add a more streamlined version of an app, while also hiding it away in the App Library, where it won’t take up valuable Home-screen real estate. In this article, we explain how to use and make the most of App Clips, from downloading clips for specific apps to removing them from your iPhone.

How do you use iOS 14’s App Clips?

Remember, app clips aren’t available from the App Store. Even with an app that does have a clip available for it, its page on the App Store will only let you download it in full.

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Instead, you can access app clips through a variety of sources. Either you click on a link contained in a Safari webpage, in a message, or on Maps, or you scan a QR code using your iPhone’s camera. You can also download app clips using near-field communication (NFC), although this is only available for the iPhone 7 and later models.

Given that app clips are downloadable through various sources, there’s no single database, page, or repository containing all the possible clips you can find. You’ll have to find them yourselves, using web and social media searches. More often than not, you’ll probably stumble upon them.

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An App Clip is a free, mini version of an app. You can get App Clips on websites, in stores, in Maps or Messages, and more.

How to delete App Clips

If you don’t use an App Clip for 30 days, it’s automatically deleted from your device. You can also delete App Clips in Settings:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap App Clips.
3. Tap Delete.

If you can’t download an App Clip

If you expect to see an App Clip but it doesn’t appear, try this.

• You might already have the full app. Look for the app on your Home screen or search for it in your App Library.
• You might have disabled App Clips. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Content Restrictions, then select Allow for App Clips.
• You might not be signed in to the App Store. Open the App Store, tap the sign-in button , and sign in with your Apple ID and password.
• If you turned on Private Browsing in Safari, App Clips don’t appear in Safari.

Turn off notifications from App Clips

If you don’t want to receive notifications from App Clips, you can turn them off. Go to Settings > Notifications > App Clips and turn off App Clips.

Learn more

• Learn how to get and use App Clips.
• Learn how to scan a QR code.
• With some App Clips, you can pay for purchases with Apple Pay. Learn how to set up Apple Pay.
• Learn how to delete an app—not an App Clip—from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Published Date: November 06, 2020

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  Where are iPhone App Clips?

  You can also manage notifications for all App Clips by going to Settings > Notifications > App Clips.

  What does App Clips mean in settings?

  App Clips give customers access to a small part of your app without requiring them to look for it and download it from the App Store. Such an opportunity to have customers try your app before deciding to download is something developers might have already experimented with on Android, using Google Play Instant Apps.

  What is the clips app used for on iPhone?

  Clips is a free app for making fun videos to share with friends and family. With a few taps you can create vertical and horizontal videos with immersive camera effects, artistic filters, dynamic music, animated text, emoji, stickers, and more.

  How do I delete a project on clips app?

  The video is automatically downloaded so you can play or edit it..

  In the Clips app , tap. at the top left. If a video is already open and you don't see , tap Done or tap ..

  Tap Select, then tap a video..

  Tap. , then tap Delete to confirm..