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I have this app with a greyed out icon which I'm trying to delete.
I tap and hold, and it asks me if I want to delete it and its data. I confirm and nothing happens.
I try to open it and nothing happens.
I go to Settings>General>Usage and it's not in the list.
I reboot the device and it's still here.
Is there another way to force deletion of this (ghost) app?
Go to settings, general, storage & Icloud usage , manage storage, check the app list click on the app and delete
If you have deleted an app but grey icon of that app is still there on screen and you are unable to get rid of it then try this procedure:
Go to App Store - Updates - Purchased
That Grey icon application is listed there and there is a Cloud icon in front of it.
Problem should be solved now.
If you just wait a day, usually the system gets done or gives up on whatever it thinks it's doing with the app in question (and that's why it's grey).
If you can't wait longer, put the iPad in airplane mode and power it off the normal manner - hold sleep/wake and then slide to power off.
When the device starts with no network access, whatever process marked that as "deleting" or "installing" should be released and you can delete the app.
If that fails, you have a harder issue and might need to do a backup or connect to iTunes to erase the app. Once you've resolved it, re-enable the network and get a backup to make sure you have a clean one to rely upon going forward.
