I dragged the photos icon into the camera icon and froze my home screen

Hi all,

In an effort to clean up the home screen on a new iPhone 8 I was clearing up some icons. I dragged the photos icon on top of the camera icon and the phone offered the title 'Photography'; when I accepted that name both icons disappeared, but the empty "Photography" folder is open and the rest of the home screen is now fuzzy and in the background. I can't get past this now. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix it?

Best regards,

Frank

iPhone 8, latest one, can't check any more :(

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 7:40 AM

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Posted on Sep 5, 2018 7:42 AM

If the phone is frozen and unresponsive, try a forced restart.

On an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Then, press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo.

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I dragged the photos icon into the camera icon and froze my home screen

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