I can't figure out to search

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I can't figure out to search

I just updated all my ipads and iphones to 13.1.2. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to search for an app on my device. This says to just swipe down from the top middle of the screen: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201285

When I do that, I get the notifications screen with no search bar or search capability. If I swipe right from the home screen, I get that annoying new chunk of reminders and tips.

How the heck do I search for an app?!

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Posted on Oct 13, 2019 5:08 AM

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dingo! Author

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Oct 13, 2019 6:43 AM in response to Rudegar

Respectfully, this is not what I'm seeing. I have three ipads. Two just updated from 12.4.1 to 13.1.2, the other still has 12.4.1. With the 12.4.1 ipad, I swipe from left to right on the home screen and get, among other things, a search bar. I can type in the name of an app, Google, and see all apps that match that along with some other recommendations. On the two that just updated, if I swipe from left to right I get the new "Today" view...which I find not useful. If I do as you suggest, I get a notifications area but it does NOT have a search bar. This is the behavior on both ipads that were updated to 13.1.2.

I've tried several restarts; nothing.

I completely disabled all Siri settings, restarted, nothing.

Seems like a bug, and rather obvious one for testers to have found.

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dingo! Author

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Oct 13, 2019 8:40 AM in response to Rudegar

Got it; thank you. Was misunderstanding what you had typed. That said, not being able to swipe from left to right on the home screen to get the search is most definitely different on this version and I don't see any discussion of it.

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Rudegar

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Oct 13, 2019 8:35 AM in response to dingo!

maybe it's because you do it from the top what I suggest is place your 1 finger in the centre of the screen without touching an icon and move it slowly downwards

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Rudegar

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Oct 13, 2019 5:18 AM in response to dingo!

this is not new or chaged with ios13

you get the search by placing 1 finger on the screen not touching an icon and moving it slowly downwards

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