How do I get rid of this hidden app folder in the App Library. It’s so suspicious and unnecessary. I don’t want this on my phone and I feel like apple is encouraging a culture where people lie hide and cheat. Help me remove this.
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iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 18
You are missing the point. Since ALL iOS devices have a Hidden folder (NOT a an app, a folder), there is no way to know if any apps are hidden or not. If there was ONLY a Hidden folder on devices that had something to hide, that would be a dead giveaway. And if the question arose you could always show someone suspicious what is in the Hidden folder.
And there are NO apps that can be downloaded to hide other apps. There are apps that are disguised (such as the calculator you mention) but the actual hidden function is contained in that app; you can’t use it to disguise a different app.
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:
If this feature is not something you can ignore, send your feedback to the people that work for 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…
~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 …
~Katana-San~
Elizajager wrote:
Everyone says the same things, but where do you find an answer for this question?
Here is the answer that has been posted dozens of times in this thread:
YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE HIDDEN APP FOLDER
Is that clear enough?
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.
Hello~ Just for clarification…what’s a lie? Also you don’t have to use this feature nor can you remove it…that’s the truth.
~Katana-San~
Hello~ It cannot be removed. Just don’t use it. When I scroll to the App Library page I see an innocuous grey square…not really a big deal.
~Katana-San~
How do I get rid of the hidden app folder in the App Library?
