Do you have some apps on your iPhone that you have hidden but cannot find now? Then this is the guide you need. Here we will discuss how one can unhide the apps that they have hidden on the iPhone. Also, we shall cover what are the perks of hiding some apps on your phone. Let us begin by understanding these.
Hiding apps on an iPhone
Hiding apps on an iPhone can be achieved through a few methods to help declutter your Home Screen and enhance privacy. One way is to remove apps from the Home Screen, which sends them to the App Library, accessible by swiping left past all your Home Screen pages. Here you can organize less frequently used apps into folders on secondary Home Screen pages and then hide those entire pages. These methods remove the app icons from immediate view. The apps though generally remain searchable and visible in settings like Screen Time and App Store purchase history. It can really be helpful if you don’t want certain apps to be visible on your main screen. We shall discuss more perks ahead in the guide.
Steps to unhide apps on an iPhone
If you want to unhide the hidden apps on an iPhone, then this is the way. Let us have a look at the necessary steps to do so –
- Go to the App Library: From your Home Screen, keep on swiping past all your Home Screen pages until you reach the App Library.
- Open the Hidden folder: At the bottom of the App Library, you’ll see a folder labeled as “Hidden”. Tap on it.
- Authenticate: You’ll be asked to authenticate using Face ID, Touch ID, or your iPhone’s passcode to open the Hidden folder.
- Unhide the app: Once inside the Hidden folder, you can find the app you want to unhide.
- Move to App Library: Touch and hold the app icon. A menu will appear. Tap “Don’t Require Face ID“. After authenticating again, the app will be unhidden and moved back to your main App Library.
Now you can access it anytime now. There will be no further authentication required, and you can open it by accessing the App Library or the main screen.
If you want to move the app to your main screen, then find it in the App Library. If you don’t find it, then you can take the help of the search bar to access the apps. Touch and hold the app icon, and then tap “Add to Home Screen“.
Perks of hiding apps on an iPhone
- The apps stay hidden from the view of anyone who accesses your phone.
- It protects the privacy of some apps that you don’t want anybody to see.
- It keeps the Home Screen for all the apps that you deem more important and need to access more frequently.
We hope that this guide has been of help to you, and you can now unhide the apps that you had hidden on an iPhone.
