How to restore an accidentally deleted app to iPhone Home Screen?

I accidentally deleted a app off the second page of my home screen while rearranging the order of apps I’m not sure which app it was how can I find out @ get back in its spot


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iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on May 9, 2023 8:59 PM

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Jun 6, 2024 10:33 AM in response to Martinhmc

Martinhmc wrote:

Deleted an app from iPad and don’t know which ones. Deleted two in a square box?

As of January 2024, the App Store had 1.81 million apps. It's unlikely that anyone would know which one you are talking about with only the information "two in a square box".


Go to your Purchased app list and look for it:


Redownload apps and games from the App Store - Apple Support


May 16, 2024 7:06 AM in response to jigneshpadhiyar9120

jigneshpadhiyar9120 wrote:

You can find that app from the App Store app list. Here is what you should do:

Go to your App Store > Go to your Profile > Go to Apps > Select My Apps > Here, you can see the list of currently and previously downloaded apps on your iPhone > As you said you deleted the app by mistake; you can go to the "Not on this iPhone" tab and check the list of apps to see which one you deleted by mistake. 

Let me know if that works for you!

FYI, you're responding to a post that's over a year old and which has been correctly answered repeatedly in the last five pages.

May 16, 2024 4:30 AM in response to Bburkeen

You can find that app from the App Store app list. Here is what you should do:


Go to your App Store > Go to your Profile > Go to Apps > Select My Apps > Here, you can see the list of currently and previously downloaded apps on your iPhone > As you said you deleted the app by mistake; you can go to the "Not on this iPhone" tab and check the list of apps to see which one you deleted by mistake. 


Let me know if that works for you!

May 9, 2023 9:04 PM in response to Bburkeen

Bburkeen Sadi:

"Getting an accidentally deleted app back on my Home Screen I dk what app it was?: I accidentally deleted a app off the second page of my home screen while rearranging the order of apps I’m not sure which app it was how can I find out @ get back in its spot"

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Relocation Apps:

The iOS does not keep a record of prior apps.


Restore your iPhone from a Backup:

Have any backups of this iPhone prior to this? If so, restore your iPhone from one that has this app where is shouldd be (the most recent backup, ideally). If not, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always back up your device for relocation purposes. Note that you can only restore to a backup of the same iOS version. Apple does not permit downgrading the iOSImportant: Back up you iPhone prior to performing this restoration, should anything go wrong from here on out

Mar 28, 2024 9:21 AM in response to paul2143

Restore a built-in app that you deleted

  1. On your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, go to the App Store.
  2. Search for the app. Make sure that you use the exact name of the app.
  3. Tap the Redownload button .
  4. Wait for the app to restore, then open it from your Home Screen.


Delete built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch - Apple Support



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