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| How to Search for an App |
Is it difficult to find downloads on the iPhone? We'll demonstrate how to alter your settings to stop this as well as how to detect hidden apps on your iPhone.
Things to Know
- Search your App Library for the missing app, then long-press it to add it to your Home Screen.
- Look for hidden Home Screens if a number of the required apps are missing.
- You may need to reinstall an app from the App Store if you can't find it because it may have been erased.
Do you notice that recently downloaded apps no longer show up on your home screen? It's possible that an update or an accidently altered setting was involved. Here are some possible reasons why you might be missing apps and how to remedy it if an app isn't showing up.
Finding Downloads: Apps Not Showing on iPhone
Even though one of the goals of iOS updates is to help you organize and update your app library, sometimes the opposite happens. You may not be able to easily see newly downloaded apps on your Home screen depending on several settings and features. You should be able to find the software you're seeking for and install it exactly where you want it using the troubleshooting advice provided below. If you download an app you later regret, you can always learn how to uninstall it from your iPhone. For more advice on how to manage your device, be sure to subscribe to our free Tip of the Day email.
Can’t Find an App on Your iPhone? Use the App Library
It's crucial to understand that newly downloaded apps are simply hidden when they vanish from your iPhone's Home Screen. They're simple to locate, get to, and add to your home screen. The App Library is where you may do this. Continue reading to discover how to view iPhone hidden apps.
- Swipe left on your Home Screen until you are one screen past your last Home Screen page to access the App Library.
- Enter the name of the app you're looking for by tapping the search bar. You can just scroll through the programs in the App Library if you don't want to utilize the search bar.
- Once you've located the desired app, tap and hold it before dragging it in either direction to add it to the last page of your Home screen.
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Use Spotlight to Search for & Open a Missing App
You might not even want to add a certain app on your Home Screen if you hardly ever use it. In this situation, adhere to the instructions below to quickly locate and launch any downloaded software.
- To access the Search bar, swipe downward from the center of your Home Screen.
- By touching the tiny Search button that displays in the bottom center, just above the dock, you may also access the Search screen.
- In the search field, type the name of the missing app, or click the microphone button to speak your search word.
- Your missing app ought to appear in the list of top results. To open it, tap.
How to Show Installed Apps on Home Screen
Despite the fact that all apps always show up in the App Library, for certain users a setting can be blocking recently downloaded apps from showing up on the Home Screen. Here's a future-oriented fix for that.
- Launch the Settings app.
- Tap Home Screen as you scroll down.
- A blue checkmark will be visible next to Add to Home Screen once you have chosen it. Newly installed apps will now be displayed on your Home Screen.
- Before you modified this setting, all auto-hidden apps remained hidden. You can move each one back from the App Library separately to make them visible.
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Restore Hidden Home Screen Pages to Find Missing Apps
It's possible that an app vanished from your iPhone as a result of your unintentional hiding of the Home Screen page where it first appeared. But don't worry, retrieving hidden Home Screen pages is an easy task. Read this for additional advice on locating lost or hidden apps.
When an app you recently downloaded or that has always been in one spot on your Home screen is missing, it might be frustrating. We sincerely hope that this tutorial has assisted you in resolving this small iOS upgrade issue and locating the apps you've painstakingly assembled on your iPhone.