How do I delete or remove unwanted apps

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How do I delete or remove unwanted apps

The Apple TV 4K comes with a number of prepackaged apps. In order to clean up the UI, I want to get rid of a number of them. How do I delete or remove unwanted apps?

Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)

Posted on May 17, 2023 11:25 AM

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Phil0124

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May 17, 2023 11:33 AM in response to jbrSFandA2__

Follow the steps in the user guide entry linked below under "Delete Apps".

click here ➜ Customize the Apple TV Home Screen - Apple Support

Do note, most Apple apps cannot be deleted and will not offer the Delete option when you follow the steps above, but they can be moved into a folder instead to get them out of the way.

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May 17, 2023 11:39 AM in response to Phil0124

Thank you Phil - I did try following the instructions above and was only presented with options to "move to a folder" or "cancel" when I set up the device yesterday. I did as you suggested and created a folder with those items. It seems that Apple should allow us to control what takes up space on our devices and what doesn't.

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Phil0124

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May 17, 2023 11:56 AM in response to jbrSFandA2__

Your welcome.

You can offer Apple feedback about it at the following link. click here ➜ Feedback - Apple TV - Apple

Do note however, most of the pre-installed apps take up very little space; less than 100MB each. On a device with 32GB, that's about 0.3% of the space. Not really an issue when 3rd party apps and games can take up hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of space.

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jbrSFandA2__ Author

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May 17, 2023 12:05 PM in response to Phil0124

Thank you - point taken.

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