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White icon called "Springboard" after iOS 6

After upgrading to iOS 6, I now have a white icon called springboard that I cannot delete. I've tried rebooting my iPhone, however it still persists. By the way, my iPhone is not jailbroken.


Anybody else see this?

Thanks!

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 12:14 PM

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Sep 23, 2012 12:27 PM in response to Chris.XRKC6C

Not for me it didn't. I initially "reset all settings", which of course loses all folders. Since I have more apps than the maximum number of allowed screens, I had to reorganize the first group of apps back into folders, then respring the phone to make the second half show up. Sure enough, the last icon on the last screen was the white "springboard" one, still there despite the reset.


I then tried a full restore from backup. No luck: the Springboard icon had been saved in the backup file. It was also in the prior one.


So, while the "reset all settings" approach does seem to work for some, it doesn't work for all. If it doesn't, the only way to get rid of the problem is a "greefield" restore.

Sep 26, 2012 11:15 AM in response to 66adam99

I know it shouldn't, but it did. Lost all the folders, placed the Apple apps on the homepage in the default (ie new phone) arrangement, then just filled the remaining ten screens with the rest of my apps. I had to reorganize them, then respring the phone to get the rest of the apps to show up. Rinse and repeat.


Very annoying.

White icon called "Springboard" after iOS 6

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