Is there a way to remove an app from the App Library on iPhone without entirely removing it from your phone?

I like to keep my financial apps spread out on my phone and somewhat buried within folders so that if somebody steals my phone they can’t immediately find all my accounts. But app library renders that pointless as it “conveniently” and quite visibly groups all my bank, credit card, and payment apps together in a folder marked “Finance” that any thief can go directly to.

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 9:54 AM

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Sep 14, 2023 9:15 AM in response to EliABC

Greetings EliABC,


You do have the option of hiding pages on your Home Screen. Here's how:


"Find, hide, and remove pages on your Home Screen

With iOS 14 and later, you can hide pages to streamline how your Home Screen looks and add them back whenever you want. Here's how to hide a page:

iPhone showing how to hide a page on Home Screen. 

  1. Touch and hold an empty area on your Home Screen.
  2. Tap the dots near the bottom of your screen.
  3. Tap the circle under the page that you want to hide.
  4. Tap Done. 

To unhide a page, repeat the steps above. Then use the App Library to quickly find apps hidden on different pages.

To remove pages from your Home Screen:

  1. Touch and hold an empty area on your Home Screen.
  2. Tap the dots near the bottom of your screen.
  3. Tap the circle under the page that you want to hide.
  4. Tap the Remove button , then tap Remove. 

When you remove a page from your Home Screen, the apps will still appear in the App Library."


More details here: Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone


You can also check out this resource to ensure the security of your device::

Use the built-in privacy and security protections of iPhone


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

Take care.




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