How do I get rid of the hidden app folder in the App Library?

Sassenach75 wrote:

But the hidden photos isn’t on the Home Screen. Is there a way to make the folder go away/ not appear? When i press until my apps wiggle, i can’t delete it. I don’t care if it’s still in the library. I just don’t want the “icon”/ folder on my phone. It’s ugly

I think you're confusing Hidden Photos, with the Hidden Apps folder, which is the subject of this thread. Hidden Photos are contained in the Photos app and requires using your passcode of Face ID to open. They aren't on your home screen. But if someone wants to put their Photos app in the Hidden App Folder, they can certainly do that. The Hidden App folder, however, cannot be removed.

Rhgrady wrote:

I don’t like the hidden app folder on my phone at all. I think if people need it they should download it, like you do for app you really want to USE. If you have NO use for it, you should be able to delete it. It’s that simple. Considering how scammers find ways to use apps on your phone to trick seniors, they will eventually find a way to add a hidden app to our phones without our knowledge.

Having that folder does not allow anyone to remotely and surreptitiously add an app to your phone.

The only way that an app can get there is if you put it there, or let someone else have physical possession of your phone. If you let someone else have physical possession of your unlocked phone, of course they could put some app into the hidden folder, but unless it was one that was doing something in the background, that would make it less likely, not more likely, that it would interact with and somehow be able to trick you.

aasha144 wrote:

How do I get rid of my hidden app folder from the App Library? Because it’s shows that something I hide🤔.

so can u plz fixed it ,the hidden app folder only visible in settings .please

Nope. We can't fix anything. We aren't Apple on this user to user only forum. Of course had to bothered to read the thread as opposed to posting the same question which has been posted multiple times you'd know the Hidden App folder CANNOT be removed.

This is a much asked for (indeed; actually demanded) feature that Apple included in iOS 18. You don’t have to use it. But if, for example, you let your kids play games on your phone and you don’t want them to see some of your adult content apps, or games you don’t want them to mess up your score in, you can put them in the Hidden folder. Likewise for apps you may not want your spouse to know about.

kurmujjin wrote:

I agree. The hidden folder in the app library should have a button in settings that enables or disables its use. If the folder is disabled, it should not even be displayed. The default should be disabled.

Apple isn’t big on options, especially for features that users can forget their phones have, as it leads to many unnecessary support calls. You can see this with the recently deleted folders in Photos and Messages, where there are a constant stream of “where is the x$%^&% recently deleted folder”, because it only appears after you delete something. Apple apparently decided not to make this mistake with the hidden apps folder.

The hidden folder does no harm in the App Library, where users never go unless they’ve lost sight of an app. Which brings to mind the swarm of messages saying “how do I get rid of the App Library”.

Booboodc wrote:

I don’t have a partner I didn’t choose to hide the apps. This goes against my privacy and my standards of owning an iPhone you do not pay my bills so you should not be able to control my phone figure it out Apple how to remove this hidden app I don’t even know what was in the app other than Snapchat

You don’t have a hidden app.

You have a means to:

• Lock or hide an app on iPhone - Apple Support

If this feature is not something you can ignore, send your feedback to the people that work for Apple:

• Product Feedback - Apple

GingerBeard777 wrote:

I just want it gone because I have no use for it and an empty folder in the App Library is ugly and silly looking.

You can’t always get what you want.

However, there is a very good reason to have Hidden a fixed item. If it was elective, that would be a giveaway that the user had something to hide.

Several support cases with Apple but they tell me it’s not possible to delete the hidden folder which is very annoying. I hope the 18.2 and higher versions gives the option. This is very premature from Apple they added the feature but no way to delete them

Hello~ We are all fellow users just like you and have no ability to consider or change anything. You can however click on below and leave your feedback for Apple…

Product Feedback - Apple

~Katana-San~

Hello~ I rarely even look at it and when I do I see an innocuous area…one certainly not worth working myself into a frenzy about. It can’t be removed so I just move along to something of importance. If you want to let Apple know your thoughts click on below …

Product Feedback - Apple

~Katana-San~

Elizajager wrote:

Everyone says the same things, but where do you find an answer for this question?

Hello ~ I will make it crystal clear clear…it simply cannot be removed… period, Take care.

~Katana-San~

Naninideb2 wrote:

I want hidden files off my phone

Did you read any of the thread before posting? It's always a good idea to do that. You may find that your question has already been answered, as is the case in this thread.

No, you can't remove that.

Here is the problem with the hidden folder:

I installed the WashPost app and it went to the hidden folder.

It took an hour to find it. I knew it was installed, but it didnt appear on any screen.

Googling on my laptop for hidden folder on iPhone, I found out how to find the hidden follder:

swip left 3 times then it appears at the screen. click and drag back to your main screen, and the problem is solved.

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Hello~ You can’t remove it .

~Katana-San~

You can't get rid of it.