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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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Stuck in search on iPhone iOS 16.1.1

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