How to get the App Store back on my iPhone?
I was trying to download something but the app wouldn’t open so I gave the phone to a friend to try and I think she deleted the app or it disappeared
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iPhone 13, iOS 16
I was trying to download something but the app wouldn’t open so I gave the phone to a friend to try and I think she deleted the app or it disappeared
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iPhone 13, iOS 16
The App Store app is not one of the apps that can be deleted but it can be removed from the Home Screen. Go to the App Library (swipe left past your last Home Screen). From there you can touch and hold an app and slide it to the Home Screen.
Also note the Search window at the top of the App Library.
Another reason for it not being visible is due to a restriction on purchasing. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time, tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, tap iTunes & App Store Purchases, choose a setting and set to Allow. Also see the following Apple Support article for more information: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
To All guyz there having this issue
if u have installed “CAPE” app on ur iPhone/ipad device , uninstall it
it is the one who is glitched
and because of that App Store is not showing
I finally found a fix that works for me! I discovered that the ‘allow’ was on for installing apps on my device under her profile (the device I use to control the settings on her iPad) but on the iPad itself, I changed the settings for allow changes to accounts so I could make changes to her account directly on the iPad and I discovered that the iPad itself had the setting that installing apps was not allowed! Now I’ve fixed that, the App Store has finally returned!
Had to upgrade my sons iphone and now when I am setting up it is doing the same thing. If the restrictions are on we lose the app store. I cant turn off the parental controls because of his age. This is ridiculous.
This has happened to my 10th gen ipad. I've checked the App Library, I've checked the restrictions settings, and everything is set to allow. At this point it looks like i'll what to completely reset the ipad, unless there is something else i can try.
I've seen a few reports of that recently but haven't seen a solution. One user reported trying restart, turning Screen Time off & on, adding and removing a Screen Time passcode, none of which helped and then it finally reappeared on its own.
I am having the same issue. The app store icon is not on the home screen nor the app library on the ipad. I, too, have turned off all screen time on my daughter's iPad.
It has vanished from the home screen and App Library. I do see it in the setting, however.
Right with you DvrDiva.
Apple - there must have been a bad update with managed accounts, perhaps during 2024, because my son did have the App Store app on his phone previously.
All purchasing restrictions are marked as "allow."
We have "reset all settings" a bunch of times. His iOS is current.
Turning off "content and restrictions" is not a viable option for us.
I am having the exact same problem with my daughter's phone - it appears after changing itunes and appstore purchases - but then disappears, Same thing after turning off content restrictions and the turning back on.
Its there for a minute - I was able to open the app store on her phone, then it just disappeared while I was
in the app store.
I just had this problem today, out of nowhere. It is gone from my phone.. simply not there. When I try to download it I get the "safari cannot open page because address is invalid" error. It is not in my Library and no messing with any settings anywhere can find it. It is as if it never existed.
Are there any updates on this? Today my App Store just disappeared. Randomly. No warning... right before my eyes. Just vanished. What's going on here? Not in the Library, not hidden by parental controls... just gone. The icon, widget, everything... gone. Any help that someone can give me would be helpful.
Things I did;
Searched in Library-fail
Did the Content & Privacy restrictions thing (allow)-fail
Soft Restart-fail
Hard restart-fail
Reset Phone-fail
Reset Home Screen-fail
Attempted to Download App Store-fail
What's going on here?
Thanks for this information but this didn’t work the app is literally gone and I can’t search it
Did you find the solution to this problem? I’m having the exact same issue. Everything says allow
I have the exact same problem, i also reset the settings, but no solution.
How long does it take to reappear
I lost my App Store
How to get the App Store back on my iPhone?