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

CambridgeKev wrote:

You are so right. You cannot fix problems with tech but you can create problems with tech and this is a classic example of that

You can’t ever get to that place you might want and might imagine, because there will always be faults to be found.

There will always be opportunities for mistrust to exist and grow, always be opportunities for mistrust to be created, and always opportunities for control to be exerted.

Always.

If there aren’t any levers — pristine behavior, no mobile phone at all, just a shared landline phone — entirely imagined levers can be created wholly new. You’ll be claimed to have a second, secret, hidden mobile phone, or whatever other lever is imagined necessary.

Richelieu, DARVO, lots of examples exist, and there many good and fine observations to learn from.

Again, you cannot solve a people problem with tech. There will always be opportunities for mistrust, and for abuse.

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

What do you mean, not big on options? Nearly every feature in the iOS can be switched off or on, or changed in some way. I see no reason why they wouldn’t have done it here, like everywhere else. If your having that much difficulty with looking up a setting, a smart phone is probably not for you. I know, I’m a tech myself, so I’m well aware of the difficulties. Makes no sense to not have the option though, that’s like not including the power button, just because people can’t find it.

cyrus284 wrote:

How do I get rid of hidden app folder in app library

Not sure if you even read anything here before posting, but that would be a start and you will likely find your answer rather quickly.

It’s very annoying! I keep most of my apps in my App Library rather than the home page, and every time I scroll through my finger hits the hidden apps folder and it prompts me to put in a passcode. It’s not the worst thing in the world but it’s like getting a pop up ad

johns945 wrote:

I don’t believe that it was demanded…..I think that is a lie.

The fact that you haven't spent much time in this forum, that you haven't read all the posts on the subject, doesn't make it a lie. It simply means you don't have all the facts.

I want either the option to delete the hidden folder space or have a pw to unlock it. I am older. One day, my children are going to need access to my phone, which they do have access to now, but wouldn’t be able to unlock that folder to see nothing is in it. It is MY phone and I should have the option to modify security or eliminate this folder.

If you have never been an executor of an estate, you probably won’t understand this, so scroll on.

Kdatl1 wrote:

I want either the option to delete the hidden folder space or have a pw to unlock it. I am older. One day, my children are going to need access to my phone, which they do have access to now, but wouldn’t be able to unlock that folder to see nothing is in it. It is MY phone and I should have the option to modify security or eliminate this folder.

If you have never been an executor of an estate, you probably won’t understand this, so scroll on.

You have nothing to worry about. Since you said they do have access to your phone now, it is the same Passcode that is used to open the Hidden folder. It is incorrect to say they wouldn't be able to unlock the Hidden folder, because they absolutely would be able to do that with the Passcode.

Yes , I have been a Personal Representative for 2 estates and one of them did have an Apple device. It is important to know that without the Passcode to your device, no one will be able to open it. Apple does not save your Passcode and the Legacy Contact or the steps in the provided document to request access to a deceased family members account will not allow them to open your phone. It will give them access to your iCloud account online and if you have an iCloud backup, they can use that to restore it to a different Apple device to then have access to your data.

To expand on the 2 methods Apple has for accessing a deceased family members data, this document can be used to reset the device, only say it can be used again. All data on the phone will be wiped and all it does is remove the Activation Lock, it does not allow you to access the phone. With acceptable documentation you will be able to access the data that is stored in iCloud.

How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple Account - Apple Support

Using the Legacy Contact gives the family members the same iCloud data without having to provide the court documentation that may be required with the previous method. It streamlines the process, but still will not let a family member unlock the phone to gain access to the data that is on it. The only data that is accessible is what is stored in iCloud and the all important iCloud backup that can be used to recreate the data that is on your device.

How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple Account - Apple Support

In my opinion, you are doing everything correct. The Passcode is what is needed for access to your device and what helped me, was that and the Apple ID Password was stored in a safe that I had access to for my deceased family member. This allowed me to access the device, get the data from the device, sign the Apple ID out of the device so it could be used again, and finally delete the Apple ID. This was all done without needing any other documentation.

That’s not really a him issue as we are in a. Relationship TOgETHeR so it’s an us issue and I’d like to resolve it as it’s an undertone of turmoil I don’t need and didn’t ask for.

As far as my relationship I didn’t come here for advice on that so if you could please FOCUS on the actual issue or keep on scrolling friend.

Akay97 wrote:

That’s not really a him issue as we are in a. Relationship TOgETHeR so it’s an us issue and I’d like to resolve it as it’s an undertone of turmoil I don’t need and didn’t ask for.

As far as my relationship I didn’t come here for advice on that so if you could please FOCUS on the actual issue or keep on scrolling friend.

Asked and answered. He also has the feature on his Android phone and it is called Private Space, it cannot be removed either. You might not have known about it, because you cannot access it.

sfrierson wrote:

We understand what it’s for. But if we don’t have a use for it, it really does not reflect A’pples normal elegance… This big, ugly, empty folder on the apps page.

So hide something. Then it’ll still be big and ugly, but decidedly less empty.

I haven’t noticed the hidden folder (at all) (down there in the weeds) at the bottom of the app library.

The app library was itself decidedly controversial, too.

And as has been suggested before: Product Feedback - Apple

Hello~ You know who looks at my iPhone? Me and I don’t have to prove to anyone else what’s on it. When I look at the Hidden App Folder …I see an innocuous grey box that I have to swipe to the App Library page to even view and then scroll down to view. I just don’t understand what the big issue actually is…

~Katana-San~

Thanks for the feedback link. I just wrote that there are plenty of apps that can be downloaded to hide your apps . They are even better as they are disguised , for example , ‘calculator’ and it actually works as a calculator. This is a more feasible way to hide apps . People don’t want to advertise they have hidden apps ! It defeats the purpose of HIDING! And iPhone users shouldn’t be forced to have this app . It makes trouble for people . Even for people that don’t have issues ! It makes me feel like apple or someone else has hidden sod on my phone and I personally am not comfortable with this app! Who cares if people delete things then want it back ? They should be careful with what they delete and having a hidden folder is completely irrelevant to ‘deleted files, photos , or whatnot’ it’s very shady and if I want to hide my apps, I’d like to not have a folder that advertises ‘hidden’, I don’t see how marine could not understand this ☝🏼🤷🏻‍♀️☝🏼

scottfromconway wrote:

I find this very intrusive considering it uses Face ID to open it, but there’s nothing there. It makes it look like AI is trying to spy on you.

is there anyway to shut it off?

Nope! It is exactly like the Hidden Photos folder you have had for many years now in your Photos app. Apparently that one has never bothered you, so not sure what the difference is.

as someone who does have apps inside the hidden folder, is there any way we can hide the folder in the app library bc even though it’s hidden it’s still visible in the app library and still easily accessible

is there any way we can make the app hidden and the app library as well hidden for the purpose of hiding things