Apps disappear from Home Screen after moving photo widget

When I relocate my photo widget to another home screen with a bunch of apps and no extra homescreen(?) Like I only had three at the time and it would’ve been four to move them all to a new location. Which they didn’t and now I can’t search up my apps in my Home Screen unless I go to the App Store to show I can open it. I find this an inconvenience as I can’t add them to my home screen as they do not show in any folder at all, they’re not deleted just hidden away. I know this is a bug and it’s gonna waste my time opening them up again from the App Store.

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 24, 2026 7:21 PM

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Posted on Feb 24, 2026 9:19 PM

Probably some pages may be hidden


Here's how to hide/unhide a page:

  1. Touch and hold an empty area on your Home Screen.
  2. Tap the dots near the bottom of your screen.
  3. Tap and Tick the circle under the page that you want to unhide.
  4. Tap Done.



Please see the pic below which is self-explanatory



You may --> Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone

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Feb 24, 2026 9:19 PM in response to Lyvori

Probably some pages may be hidden


Here's how to hide/unhide a page:

  1. Touch and hold an empty area on your Home Screen.
  2. Tap the dots near the bottom of your screen.
  3. Tap and Tick the circle under the page that you want to unhide.
  4. Tap Done.



Please see the pic below which is self-explanatory



You may --> Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone

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Apps disappear from Home Screen after moving photo widget

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