Phone icon on iPhone8 mistakenly deleted

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Phone icon on iPhone8 mistakenly deleted

My wife somehow deleted or erased her phone icon from her iPhone8. She can't call as she has no icon. How do we get it back?

iPhone 8

Posted on Jan 20, 2021 1:55 PM

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javaliga

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Jan 20, 2021 2:05 PM in response to Cal61

That is a builtin app you should not have been able to delete. She may have moved it got another screen or folder somewhere. Search for "Phone" on your iPhone:

Use Search on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

and then you can drag it back to the home screen (or wherever).

How to move apps and create folders on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Cal61 Author

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Jan 20, 2021 8:37 PM in response to javaliga

OK, I found the phone icon in search. Many thanks.

But how do I get it back to the front screen? I can access everything (recent calls, contacts, phone number pad and voice messages) but it's a bit tedious (especially for my wife) to go to search and type in "ph . ." for the phone icon to appear.

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Phone icon on iPhone8 mistakenly deleted

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