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Stuck in search on iPhone iOS 16.1.1

I upgraded to IOS 16 and now I can’t get out of the search screen. I can only swipe down for the time/notifications and settings. I can’t swipe up, tap, or search anything in the search bar. I’ve tried shutting the phone off and also restarting it, but it still shows this. I can get into apps from their notifications, but only the ones I have notifications for.

iPhone 12

Posted on Nov 18, 2022 10:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2023 3:43 AM

Quick and easy fix, tell Siri to open your settings, scroll down to the “Home Screen” option and then where you see the “search” category just turn it off, and if it’s already off then turn it on and then off again. Should work just fine, no restart required.

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Apr 18, 2023 3:43 AM in response to Canaman1a

Quick and easy fix, tell Siri to open your settings, scroll down to the “Home Screen” option and then where you see the “search” category just turn it off, and if it’s already off then turn it on and then off again. Should work just fine, no restart required.

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Nov 23, 2022 10:23 PM in response to Canaman1a

I completely shut it down and waited a couple hours, it went back to pretty well normal. When I restarted my phone, the wallpapers were gone from my Lock Screen and Home Screen. Also when I turned my phone back on, I went to my Settings, Home Screen, and turned off the search shown on the Home Screen so that this doesn’t happen again.

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Nov 21, 2022 8:44 AM in response to Canaman1a

Hello Canaman1a,


Since that behavior persists after restarting your iPhone, let’s see if force restarting it helps: Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


If it doesn’t, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support: Contact - Official Apple Support They'd be in the best position to look into this further.


Take care.


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Nov 24, 2022 7:40 AM in response to Canaman1a

Hello Canaman1a,


We're glad to hear things went back to normal after a forced restart. Disabling Home Screen Search was probably a good idea.


If you end up having this issue again, feel free to reach out to Apple directly: Apple Support


They'll need to take it from here.


Wishing you well, take care.

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