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iPhone & iPad Sep 21, 2026

is there a quicker way to unhide apps on iphone?

Been trying to unhide apps on iphone for two days and i'm clearly missing a step. It worked fine a few months ago, which is the confusing bit. Does it need anything turned on first?
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dan_gadget Oct 22, 2026
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if it's not in the Hidden folder either, it may have been deleted rather than hidden - search for it in the App Store, a cloud icon means you already own it and can just redownload. also check screen time, content and privacy, allowed apps. switching one off there makes it vanish from the home screen completely.
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anita_57 Sep 23, 2026
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Two different things both get called hiding, which is probably the confusion. If you hid the icon, swipe left past your last home screen into the App Library and look for the Hidden folder right at the bottom - it wants Face ID to open. If you hid the purchase instead, that one lives in the App Store: tap your photo top right, tap your name, then Hidden Purchases, and redownload from there. Which of the two did you do?
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