HT201285: Use Search on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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eileenDF
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Q: Settings icon disappeared from home screen on iPhone 6

MY settings icon on my iPhone 6 is no longer on my home screen. When I swipe down on my phone I do not get spotlight search only notifications .

where is the icon. I read go to a folder. Where is there a folder.?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.3

Posted on Jun 27, 2015 12:48 PM

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eileenDF

Q: Settings icon disappeared from home screen on iPhone 6

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  • by SergZak,

    SergZak SergZak Jun 27, 2015 12:57 PM in response to eileenDF
    Level 5 (7,304 points)
    iPad
    Jun 27, 2015 12:57 PM in response to eileenDF

    For Spotlight Search, you need to swipe down from the approximate center of any Home Screen, not down from the top of the screen. If you swipe down from too high on the screen, you'll bring down Notification Center. If you still can't access Spotlight Search using the described method, try a device reset:

     

    Device Reset (won't affect settings/data/music/apps/etc)

     

    1. Press and hold (& continue to hold) BOTH the Sleep/Wake button & the Home button.

    2. Continue to hold BOTH (ignoring any other messages that may show) until you see the Apple logo on the screen.

    3. Release BOTH buttons when you see the Apple logo and allow the device to boot normally.

  • by kb1951,

    kb1951 kb1951 Jun 27, 2015 12:56 PM in response to eileenDF
    Level 5 (5,974 points)
    Jun 27, 2015 12:56 PM in response to eileenDF

    You can't delete it. Swipe down from the middle of the screen to get the search page. Swipe from page to page to look for it. If you accidentally moved it on top of another app, that would create a folder for apps. It has to be there somewhere.