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Retrieve an unknown, accidentally deleted app on iPhone 12

Hello, would you be able to help me retrieve an app I accidentally deleted it on my iPhone 12. I don’t know which app it was.

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 26

Posted on Feb 22, 2026 10:52 PM

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Posted on Feb 23, 2026 9:23 AM

Its going to require a lot of work finding out which one it is.

This support article has a list of Apple's iOS apps that can potentially be deleted from an iPhone --> https://support.apple.com/HT211833 See which ones are missing.

For other apps follow the instructions in this support article to redownload apps and games from Apple --> https://support.apple.com/HT211841 It show show a list with indication of which ones you already have on your device and which can be redownloaded.

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