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Text message app restore on home screen

The text message app has disappeared from the Home Screen on my mother’s iPhone. I have to search for it in the App Store to open it for her messages. How do I restore the icon to her Home Screen for easier accessibility? Thanks.

iPhone XR

Posted on Jan 2, 2023 12:03 AM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2023 12:14 AM

It sounds like the Message app has disappeared into the App Library. On the home screen, swipe left until you enter the App Library. Find the Message app, long press and drag it back to the home screen.

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Jan 2, 2023 12:14 AM in response to ndroidap

It sounds like the Message app has disappeared into the App Library. On the home screen, swipe left until you enter the App Library. Find the Message app, long press and drag it back to the home screen.

Text message app restore on home screen

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