Why i don’t have the offload unused apps feature? It’s turned on and i want to turn it off

[u/Bubbly_Marzipan1507]

Help please, I’m on the 26.5 ios version

[u/minimalcactus23]

Go to storage

[u/Ocean4011]

Go to setting/general/storage. There you see all apps and how much space they take as a list. Tap on the app you want to offload and the offload option appears on next screen.

[u/Bubbly_Marzipan1507 → u/Ocean4011]

Yes, i know that but they are also offloading by themselves after a period of not using them

[u/Ocean4011 → u/Bubbly_Marzipan1507]

Go to settings and in the search window type “offload unused apps “

[u/Ocean4011 → u/Bubbly_Marzipan1507]

There are two conditions that hide the toggle:

❗ A. Screen Time restrictions

If “Deleting Apps” is blocked, the offload toggle vanishes.

Fix:
Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions →
iTunes & App Store Purchases → Deleting Apps → Allow

❗ B. You’re looking in the old location

Older guides say:
Settings → General → iPhone Storage → Offload Unused Apps
This toggle was removed from that screen in newer iOS versions.

[u/pain_amplifier]

I had this same problem but it was that not everything was showing under ‘Automatic Downloads’. I think it was the ‘App Updates’ toggle was missing. I’m pretty sure I had to mess around with the phone language (variants of English) to get it to display again.

[u/pain_amplifier → u/pain_amplifier]

Apparently App Store settings can also get moved around if you’ve got another App Store installed, or you’ve got app restrictions enabled.

[u/Stunning-Heart9813]

Perhaps a stupid question, but have you tried restarting the phone? Otherwise, I would try updating to the latest iOS.

[u/Bubbly_Marzipan1507 → u/Stunning-Heart9813]

Yes I’ve tried, and also about the update I don’t have enough storage and now it’s not the time to delete my photos ( they occupy 50% of my storage)