Content Restrictions not removing the app store app

I set up content restrictions on childs phone and set the install apps to "dont allow". Typically that would have removed the app store from device but it's still on there. I want it to disappear. How can I do that. In the past when I set "dont allow" it removed from the phone but it's still on there. I don't want it on there at all.

Posted on Oct 26, 2026 6:32 AM

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Oct 26, 2026 7:21 AM in response to _apple_help_me_please_

It is not possible to delete the App Store app unless you live in the European Union. (There, you can delete the App Store app if you first install an app for an alternative app marketplace.)

Remove or delete apps from iPhone - Apple Support

Delete certain built-in apps from your iPhone or iPad in certain countries or regions - Apple Support

The best you can do is to remove the App Store's icon from your child's Home Screen, block installing apps, block deleting apps, block in-app purchases, and block the App Store app itself. If you block the app, this will not delete the app from the phone, but if your child ever added it back from the App Library to a Home Screen, the App Store icon would be dimmed and the child would be unable to use the app.

Set up parental controls to manage your child's iPhone or iPad - Apple Support