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Huawei: How to Uninstall an App

On some Huawei phones every app icon sits right on the home screen, on others they are hidden inside a separate app drawer. Whether you tap and hold the icon on the home screen or inside the drawer, the wrong starting point often makes the Uninstall option seem missing. The layout your phone uses depends on the App drawer setting, not on the app itself.

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VersionAndroid 10 · EMUI

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Step 1 of 4: Swipe **upwards** to open the app-drawer

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Swipe upwards to open the app-drawer

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Android 10 · EMUI
Uninstall an App – EMUI: step 1 – Swipe upwards to open the app-drawer
Swipe upwards to open the app-drawer
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Uninstall an App auf Huawei

Huawei phones handle app removal differently depending on your home screen layout. With the standard layout, every app icon sits directly on the home screen and you remove an app by holding its icon until a menu appears. With the App drawer layout, apps live in a separate drawer accessed by swiping up, and the removal process starts there instead.

Uninstalling with the App drawer enabled

If your home screen only shows a few icons and a dock at the bottom, the App drawer is active. Swipe upwards to open the app-drawerTap and hold an appTap on UninstallConfirm with OK. The app disappears from the drawer right after you confirm.

Uninstalling from the home screen

If every app already appears directly on your home screen, skip the drawer step. Tap and hold the icon, then tap Uninstall and confirm with OK. EMUI treats both entry points the same once the confirmation dialog shows up.

System apps and preinstalled Huawei apps often show a Disable option instead of Uninstall, since removing them completely could affect core phone functions. Disabling still frees up storage and stops the app from running, though the icon may stay visible in a hidden system folder.

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Uninstalling removes the app and its local data from your phone's storage. Cloud backups made through a backup service or the app's own account login stay untouched.