I have lost my App Store app from my Home Screen and can’t access the App Store to update my apps. I’m no longer receiving messages to update the Apps on my device. A couple of Apps have stopped working.

I have lost my App Store app from my Home Screen and can’t access the App Store to update my apps. I am not receiving message telling me to update my apps and a couple of apps have stopped working. How can I solve this problem?

iPad, iPadOS 15

Posted on Oct 29, 2022 6:26 AM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2022 6:36 AM

The App Store App cannot be deleted from your iPad. Perhaps you have moved the App to another Home Screen - or to an App folder.


If you can’t locate the App, try using the built-in Search tool. Simply swipe downwards on any empty area of any Home Screen to expose the Search dialogue; just type “App Store” and a direct link to the App should appear.


Alternatively, if you have iPadOS15 or iPadOS16 installed, use the App Library to find the App Store. From any Home Screen, swipe the Home Screen pages to the left; the last page is the App Library - where you will find automatically grouped Apps - and another method to search for installed Apps.

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Oct 29, 2022 6:36 AM in response to P-E05

The App Store App cannot be deleted from your iPad. Perhaps you have moved the App to another Home Screen - or to an App folder.


If you can’t locate the App, try using the built-in Search tool. Simply swipe downwards on any empty area of any Home Screen to expose the Search dialogue; just type “App Store” and a direct link to the App should appear.


Alternatively, if you have iPadOS15 or iPadOS16 installed, use the App Library to find the App Store. From any Home Screen, swipe the Home Screen pages to the left; the last page is the App Library - where you will find automatically grouped Apps - and another method to search for installed Apps.

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I have lost my App Store app from my Home Screen and can’t access the App Store to update my apps. I’m no longer receiving messages to update the Apps on my device. A couple of Apps have stopped working.

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