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How to get the Phone app back on iPhone

I accidentally deleted my phone application from my iPhone, the phone app is not in the app store. how do i get the icon from the phone back on my phone, currently i can only access it thru siri.


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iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.3.4

Posted on Aug 8, 2016 8:43 AM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2016 8:52 AM

Hi


The Phone app cannot be deleted or hidden.


You may have moved it from the Dock to a different Home screen and/or into a folder.


To search for the Phone app, when viewing the Home screen on your iPhone:


- Swipe down on the centre of the screen > in the Search box at the top of the screen, type "phone" > the app icon will be shown (you can open it from there) along with any folder name, shown to the right hand side of the icon.


Having located it, you may then wish to drag it back into the Dock: touch and hold your finger on the app icon until it starts jiggling, then drag it to the Dock. Press the Home button once when done.

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Aug 8, 2016 8:52 AM in response to Community User

Hi


The Phone app cannot be deleted or hidden.


You may have moved it from the Dock to a different Home screen and/or into a folder.


To search for the Phone app, when viewing the Home screen on your iPhone:


- Swipe down on the centre of the screen > in the Search box at the top of the screen, type "phone" > the app icon will be shown (you can open it from there) along with any folder name, shown to the right hand side of the icon.


Having located it, you may then wish to drag it back into the Dock: touch and hold your finger on the app icon until it starts jiggling, then drag it to the Dock. Press the Home button once when done.

How to get the Phone app back on iPhone

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