How to Delete the Uber App from Your Phone

Deleting the Uber app from an iPhone or Android phone removes the app but does not delete the Uber account. The rider’s account, trip history, saved details, and scheduled or pending trips remain unless the rider changes or deletes them separately.

Before You Delete the Uber App

Uninstalling, signing out, and deleting an Uber account are different actions. Choose the action that matches what you want to happen.

• Uninstalling the Uber app removes the app and its local data from the phone. It does not permanently delete the Uber account.
• Signing out disconnects the account from that copy of the app but leaves the app installed. This can be useful when another person will use the phone.
• Deleting the Uber account starts Uber’s separate account-deletion process. Removing the app alone does not start or complete that process.

Before removing Uber, check for an active ride, a scheduled trip, or an unresolved account issue. Uninstalling the app does not cancel a trip or request. If a ride needs to be changed or canceled, handle that in the app before uninstalling it.

How to Delete the Uber App on iPhone

If you are asking “how do I delete the Uber app,” the fastest iPhone method starts from the Home Screen or App Library.

1. Find the Uber app icon on the Home Screen or in the App Library.
2. Touch and hold the Uber icon until a menu appears.
3. Select Remove App.
4. Select Delete App, not only Remove from Home Screen.
5. Confirm the deletion when the iPhone asks.

Removing an icon from the Home Screen does not necessarily uninstall the app. If Uber remains in the App Library, use the steps above from the App Library or remove it through iPhone settings:

1. Open Settings.
2. Select General, then iPhone Storage.
3. Wait for the app list to load, then select Uber.
4. Select Delete App and confirm.

Do not choose Offload App if the goal is to remove the app and its locally stored data. Offloading removes the app itself but keeps its documents and data for a later installation.

How to Delete the Uber App on Android

To delete the Uber app on Android, use the app icon if the phone shows an uninstall option. Menu names can vary by phone maker and Android version.

1. Find Uber on the Home Screen or in the app drawer.
2. Touch and hold the Uber icon.
3. Select Uninstall, or drag the icon to the area marked Uninstall.
4. Confirm that you want to uninstall the app.

If the icon menu does not show that option, uninstall Uber through Android settings:

1. Open the phone’s Settings app.
2. Select Apps, Applications, or Manage apps.
3. Find and select Uber.
4. Select Uninstall.
5. Confirm the removal.

If you searched “how to delete Uber app” but only removed its shortcut, check the app drawer or the Apps section in settings. A removed shortcut does not mean the app was uninstalled.

What Happens After You Remove the App

Removing the Uber app does not erase the Uber account. Account information kept by Uber, including trip history and saved account details, remains connected to the existing account.

• Account access: The same Uber account can be used again after the app is reinstalled.
• Saved information: Information associated with the account is not erased merely because the phone app was removed.
• Trip history: Previous trips remain part of the account.
• Pending or scheduled trips: Uninstalling the app does not cancel them. Review and manage them before removing the app.
• App notifications: Push notifications from the removed app stop on that device. Other account-related communications may continue according to the account’s settings.

Deleting the app may remove locally stored app data from the phone. That local cleanup is different from deleting records connected to the Uber account.

How to Reinstall the Uber App

Reinstalling Uber lets you return to the existing account; a new account is not required.

1. Open the official app store on the phone: the App Store on iPhone or Google Play on Android.
2. Search for Uber.
3. Check the app name and developer information so you install the official Uber app.
4. Select the installation button and wait for the app to finish installing.
5. Open Uber and sign in with the details connected to the existing account.
6. Complete any identity or security check shown on the screen.

If the usual sign-in details do not work, use the recovery option shown in the official app. Avoid creating another account unless you intentionally want a separate account.

If You Want to Delete Your Uber Account

Uninstalling the Uber app is not enough to delete an Uber account. Permanent account removal requires Uber’s separate account-deletion process.

1. Open the Uber app, or open the company’s official website if the app has already been removed.
2. Sign in to the Uber account you want to delete.
3. Find the privacy or account settings.
4. Select the option for deleting the account.
5. Read the information shown by Uber and complete the requested verification steps.

If you cannot sign in, recover access before trying to delete the account. Account deletion affects the account itself, while uninstalling affects only the copy of the Uber app stored on one phone.