Spotlight search on iPhone X not working

How do I fix a spotlight search that doesn’t show apps when searching for it. Really struggling with this as I don’t want to scroll all the way to the App Library to search there. It used to work fine but just stopped working. Any ideas??

Posted on Sep 2, 2021 11:05 AM

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Sep 3, 2021 10:39 AM in response to Arcticriverfox

Hi Arcticriverfox,


It sounds like you're not seeing the results you expect and we can help.


Try restarting your iPhone:

Restart your iPhone


Does Spotlight behave as expected after doing that?


Try searching for built-in app like Messages, Phone, or Contacts. Do those apps show up without issue?


If it's happening with a specific app only, it could be that the app is named differently from how you're searching for it, and you would need to search differently to get the result you want.


Let us know what happens.


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