I accidentally removed app from Home Screen. How do I get it back?

I accidentally removed app from Home Screen. How do I get it back?


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iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 3:10 PM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2021 7:25 AM

From your Home Screen, swipe left until you get to the App Library.

Swipe downward and you'll get an alphabetical list of your apps.

Locate the app in the list or type the app name into the search field

Once you've located the app, tap/hold until it raises/selects, then drag it and it'll pop out to your Home Screen

Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone - Apple Support


the 'new feature' certainly has it's utility for me. I have over 300 apps on my phone and don't regularly use them all. Removing from Home Screen is a great way for me to clean up my Home Screen

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Mar 19, 2021 9:52 AM in response to Djcpizza

This has become a huge problem for me. I’m assuming it’s happening randomly when I’m holding the phone in my hand while doing something else. I must be activating the bouncy box somehow & next thing you know, “poof”, it’s just gone. I’m not even aware of it until who knows how long after. I have deleted quite a few from my Home Screen, some I don’t even know what they are. The worst one to delete is the settings app because I can not access it from my App Library at all. I had to ask Siri to open it for me. I recently deleted my clock, though & tried that. Siri couldn’t find it at all. This is very frustrating & I have never had this problem with any of my previous iPhones. You would think if you spend $1500 on a stupid phone that this wouldn’t happen.

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