Restoring flashlight to iPhone Home Screen

My flashlight vanished also. I did many searches, read a lot and went to the Apple site hoping to get it fixed, and nothing ! All I could find was the “control center” procedure to get it back but I was still unable to return it to my home screen. I was going to just give up and then I found it ! On my last Apple phone update is when I noticed my flashlight disappeared and that the FOCUS app was updated. I never have used it and no idea what it was for. So I opened the app and began to check it out. I got poking around, and I’m not really sure how I did it but my flashlight returned to the Home Screen. I’m sorry I’m not all that proficient using apps so I can’t provide exactly what I did but I know one thing…the fix is in the FOCUS APP ! The Control Panel fix works somewhat but doesn’t return it to Home Screen. Somewhere in the FOCUS app is the true fix. Again, I’m sorry that I can’t provide exactly what I did but if you are good with apps then open FOCUS and get your flashlight back on the Home Screen where it belongs !


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Original Title: Home Screen flashlight is gone…the fix

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 28, 2025 8:36 AM

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Jul 28, 2025 2:30 PM in response to Shayb8286

Shayb8286 wrote:

My flashlight vanished also. I did many searches, read a lot and went to the Apple site hoping to get it fixed, and nothing ! All I could find was the “control center” procedure to get it back but I was still unable to return it to my home screen.

I was going to just give up and then I found it !

On my last Apple phone update is when I noticed my flashlight disappeared and that the FOCUS app was updated. I never have used it and no idea what it was for. So I opened the app and began to check it out. I got poking around, and

I’m not really sure how I did it but my flashlight returned to the Home Screen.

I’m sorry I’m not all that proficient using apps so I can’t provide exactly what I did but I know one thing…the fix is in the FOCUS APP ! The Control Panel fix works somewhat but doesn’t return it to Home Screen. Somewhere in the FOCUS app is the true fix. Again, I’m sorry that I can’t provide exactly what I did but if you are good with apps then open FOCUS and get your flashlight back on the Home Screen where it belongs !


Ok Shayb8286 Good computing !



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