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My daughter accidentally deleted my camera icon/app on my phone, how can I get it back? If I swipe to the left, I can find the camera icon and use the app, but I cannot drag it back to my main screen.

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 6:28 PM

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I tried to do the same with my camera app, it is correct that you get options for Selfie, Record, etc. when you make a long press. But if I keep my fingers on the app, and drag to the side then it moves, and go back to Home Screen.


If that does not work then you can try this, go to:

Settings -> General -> Reset -> select Reset Home Screen Layout.

This will re-arrange all your app icons back to the factory settings so that they stand as when you turned on the phone the first time. This reset does not delete anything, not even the apps downloaded from the App Store. It just moves all apps into place, nothing else.

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 2:52 PM

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Apr 22, 2021 4:07 AM in response to 1strongmom

The camera app cannot be deleted.

The camera app is in the App Library where you also found it. Find the Camera icon, long press, and drag the app back to the home screen.

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Apr 22, 2021 2:52 PM in response to 1strongmom

I tried to do the same with my camera app, it is correct that you get options for Selfie, Record, etc. when you make a long press. But if I keep my fingers on the app, and drag to the side then it moves, and go back to Home Screen.


If that does not work then you can try this, go to:

Settings -> General -> Reset -> select Reset Home Screen Layout.

This will re-arrange all your app icons back to the factory settings so that they stand as when you turned on the phone the first time. This reset does not delete anything, not even the apps downloaded from the App Store. It just moves all apps into place, nothing else.

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