How to Delete Stickers on iPhone: From adding fun flair to communication to keeping conversations lively and personal, adding stickers can transform conversations. As of iOS 17 and later, Apple has made using, creating, and even deleting stickers easier than ever – though managing too many stickers may become cumbersome over time if your collection becomes overstuffed! Luckily this guide demonstrates how you can delete stickers on an iPhone!
Why Are Stickers on iPhone Need to be Removed?
Before delving deeper, let’s quickly discuss why you may wish to delete stickers:
- Clutter Reduction: Over time, your sticker drawer may become disorganized, making it harder for you to locate those stickers you actually need. Cluttered drawers may slow your search when looking for that special sticker to express an emotion or react accordingly.
- Relevance: Some stickers may no longer meet your current preferences or interests; for instance, you might have downloaded them specifically for an event but no longer need it afterward.
- Storage: Although stickers don’t occupy much space on an iPhone’s surface area, having less of them may help create an organized and minimalistic aesthetic. Each pack containing high-resolution or animated stickers may add further storage needs.
- Performance: By organizing and controlling the stickers you have in iMessage, managing and organizing can significantly enhance its efficiency and response speed on older devices. When fewer stickers exist in an application, its response can become quicker as fewer are needed for response time.
How to Delete Stickers on iPhone: Step-by-Step Guide
Deleting stickers from an iPhone can be accomplished in various ways depending on whether or not you want to delete individual stickers, reactions, or sticker packs entirely. Here’s a detailed walk-through for managing each scenario:
1. Deleting Stickers From iMessage [Step by Step Guide]
If you wish to delete one or more stickers that have been placed onto a message bubble in iMessage or simply wish to clean up recent sticker usage, follow these steps:
- Launch iMessage on iPhone: Launching the iMessage app on iPhone allows you to directly access any stickers used within conversations – an essential step that allows accessing them without going outside the chat context.
- Access the Sticker: Locate and touch or hold on the sticker you would like to delete in order to perform additional actions on it. This action will highlight it for further actions to take.
- Sticker Details: For greater control over individual stickers, tap on “Sticker Details.” This option gives more access over how they’re managed effectively.
- How to Delete Stickers: Simply swipe left on a sticker you would like to delete and tap “Delete.” Instantaneously removed from any conversation it was associated with or its attachment will also be unlinked from.
- Tips: As this action will also unlink reactions associated with that sticker this action should also remove them from their messages as well.
2. Deleting Stickers via Other Apps
If you have used stickers outside of iMessage in applications such as WhatsApp and other social media platforms, here’s how you can delete them:
- Switch to Emoji Keyboard: Within the app where you used a sticker, switch over to Emoji keyboard in order to open up its Sticker drawer containing all of your used or available stickers. This step is essential because this collection contains them all!
- Find Your Stickers: Tap “All Stickers” icon to view all available stickers on your iPhone – this includes third-party apps! This comprehensive view gives an accurate representation of all available stickers for viewing and application installation.
- How to Delete Stickers: Long press on a sticker you would like to delete before tapping “Delete.” This method works across apps so it is versatile enough for managing stickers other than just in iMessage.
- Tips: For best results when managing stickers across apps use this approach:
- Be wary that deleting stickers from third-party applications may affect their usage in those specific apps and ensure you remove only what’s appropriate, to avoid accidentally erasing something you could need later on.
3. Deleting Stickers Bulkly
Deleting stickers one at a time can be time-consuming. Here’s a way to delete multiple stickers at the same time:
- Launch Stickers Screen: Access the stickers screen through either iMessage or any other app as described above and manage stickers more efficiently. This centralized method also helps ensure all stickers remain protected while being available when needed.
- Rearrange Stickers: Long press on any sticker and select “Rearrange.” As soon as they begin shaking, this indicates editing mode – similar to how you rearrange apps on an iPhone’s home page.
- Bulk Delete: Simply use the (-) icon on each sticker you wish to delete, which allows for quick deletions in one go and saves time.
- Confirm: Once done, tap anywhere outside of Stickers section in order to save changes and confirm deletion, which removes them from your drawer permanently.
4. Deleting Stickers From Messages
If you have used a sticker to respond to something specific, follow these steps in order to remove it:
- Long Press on Sticker: Long pressing any sticker which caused an adverse response will bring up additional options specific to that reaction.
- Sticker Details: Tapping “Sticker Details” reveals a detailed view where you can manage its reactions more precisely.
- Remove Reaction: To quickly and effortlessly delete reactions on a sticker, swipe left on it and tap Trashcan icon – this ensures the reaction can be eliminated without altering its message in any way.
5. Deleting an Entire Sticker Pack
Sometimes it can be easier to dispose of an entire sticker pack at once instead of individually disposing of each individual sticker. Here’s how:
- Launch the Messages App: Launch the Messages app on your device, tap on (+), select Stickers, then Sticker Packs for easy access to all available sticker packs.
- Edit Sticker Packs: Scroll through your list of sticker packs and tap “Edit.” This option allows you to manage all installed sticker packs easily in one location.
- Remove Sticker Pack: To delete an individual sticker pack from your iPhone, tap its red (-) minus icon and then tap “Delete.” This action will permanently uninstall its content from your phone.
- Confirm Deletion: Once deleted, an alert pop-up will display and suggest that app data will be lost. Tap “Delete” to permanently erase sticker pack data off your iPhone.
6. Removing Stickers Keyboard Pop-Up
If the stickers section keeps popping up whenever you switch over to Emoji panel, perhaps hiding it would help:
- Launch Settings on iPhone.
- Switch Off Stickers Toggle by scrolling down and toggling off “Stickers.” This will prevent the sticker drawer from automatically appearing every time the Emoji keyboard is used.
How to Create Custom Stickers
- Select Your Image From Photosapp: Once in Photos, find and select your photo you would like turned into a sticker. Tap “Share” icon > Select “Create Sticker.” Your system will now create one from this selected photo automatically!
- Apply Your Stickers: Your newly made sticker will now appear in your iMessage sticker drawer for use during conversations.
To Manage or Delete Custom Stickers
- Open iMessage app, and tap (+). Select Stickers.
- Long Press on Sticker: Locate your customized sticker, long press on it, and choose “Delete” from the pop-up menu to permanently delete.
- Confirm Deletion: Once deleted from the iMessage drawer and across Apple devices linked with Apple IDs, custom stickers will no longer appear as custom stickers in future iMessage conversations.
Sticker Deletion Issues
As with anything, sometimes when trying to delete stickers you may run into issues. Here are a few key ones which need attention:
- Sticker Not Deleting
- Make Sure Your iPhone Is Running the Latest iOS Version Ensure your phone is using the most up-to-date iOS.
- Restart Your iPhone: Sometimes restarting can solve an issue quickly and effectively.
- Persistent Issues
- If none of these solutions work, or none seem suitable, Apple Support and/or an Apple Store might provide professional help.
Managing and Organizing Sticker Packs
Deleting stickers is only part of managing them effectively – here’s how you can better organize your sticker collection:
- Rearrange Sticker Packs
- Open Manage Section: In iMessage, tap on the App Store icon followed by the three-dot icon to access Manage.
- To Organize Packs: Drag and drop sticker packs as necessary in order to reorganize them according to your own individual taste.
FAQs
Q1: Can deleted stickers be recovered?
Unfortunately not; once deleted stickers cannot be recovered and it’s important that when making decisions to delete or pack of stickers it be done carefully to make an informed choice before taking this step.
Q2: Will deleted stickers also get removed from other Apple devices?
Yes. When you delete stickers on one Apple device using your Apple ID, they’re also deleted on all other Apple devices with that Apple ID as they’re synced across devices.
Conclusion
Deleting stickers from an iPhone is easy and can help make the iMessage experience smooth and organized. Understanding how to delete and manage stickers effectively on an iPhone allows you to maximize its messaging abilities. From personalizing stickers for special events like graduation parties or retirement celebrations to clearing away old packs for fresh packs of stickers, managing stickers on an iPhone has never been simpler!