I deleted apps from my iPhone 12 Pro Max but their shortcuts are still on my home screen

Pre ios 16, i was playing around with changing the app icons in shortcuts and then i went into shortcuts and deleted them but they are still on my home screen. someone pls help


ps when I hold down to thy and delete them, it’s just says edit Home Screen and I can’t do anything from there


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iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on May 8, 2023 06:28 AM

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Posted on Jun 9, 2023 02:01 AM

I guess you have updated to iOS 16 since then according to the specs of your iPhone.

If so:

  1. select the shortcut
  2. tap the dots just above the app bar
  3. move the shortcut to a new home screen page
  4. hit the checkmark sign
  5. hit the (-) sign
  6. confirm


This depicts the steps but from right to left somehow.



Hope this helps :)

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May 11, 2023 08:04 AM in response to De10ator

Hey De10ator,


We'll be happy to help remove this icon from the Home screen. You mentioned that holding down on the screen does not delete them. Could it be in fact a widget that you are seeing? If so, you'll want to tap and hold on the widget then select Remove Widget as shown here: Set up and run shortcuts from a widget on iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


Keep us updated!


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