I rarely use it but is handy once in a while.
It is no longer on my 8+
When I search on my phone for Compass it finds my Settings but no app on phone.
When I go to app store I find it with ONLY choice is to open - no option to download.
Now what?
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 12
Check your "Extras" folder for the Compass app. If you have deleted it see below.
Restore a built-in app that you deleted
to restore the app.If you have an Apple Watch, restoring an app to your iPhone also restores that app to your Apple Watch.
I use Spotlight to search for the Compass app on my 8+ by swiping down from a screen and type in Compass in the search field which displays two Compass settings but no app
If the app was nested in a folder Spotlight would show it
Well, it appears this morning that maybe this did it.
I gave up last night
This morning my Compass app is on my front page (where it has never been)
Must have taken a crazy long time to download/restore (over my 100 meg cable)
Thanks all
Robert Enyeart wrote:
When I search on my phone for Compass it finds my Settings but no app on phone.
It sounds like you’re searching within Settings and not searching the proper way - using Spotlight.
Use Search on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
The bottom line is you almost certainly have placed Compass in a folder.
It means it’s in your phone if it says “open”. Most likely hidden in a folder (an icon containing more thxn one app):
look in folders OR reset home screen layout from settings - general- Reset . This will shuffle all the apps around and make it easier to find,
or you can add it to your widgets on the home look screen.
Go to home screen, swipe right to show the widget screen, scroll down to edit, then select it from the settings it brings up if what you can add.
Robert Enyeart wrote:
And while Compass app is open it has the tiny App Store arrow in upper left corner.
Yes, that is exactly what happens when you open an app from the App Store that is already on your iPhone.
Here’s what I see resulting from a Spotlight search (bottom truncated). I have the Compass app on a home screen. I’m not sure how this compares to what you see.
This what I see
There is no cloud download icon for Apple's Compass app in the app store, ONLY OPEN button
And while Compass app is open it has the tiny App Store arrow in upper left corner.
FYI, Compass is not available as a widget.
Oh. Thought if you’d deleted it , there’d be the cloud icon to reinstall.
Im always losing apps and find them in folders
my compass app is in a folder called extras
You might also check Settings > Siri & Search > Compass to be sure all is well there.
Compass app disappeared
