If you read our articles, you know that we take your privacy very seriously. We think this is so important that in some cases it means keeping certain apps away from your eyes. Whether you want to declutter your iPhone’s home screen or ensure your privacy, hiding apps on your iPhone is easy. Let’s take the steps together.
A woman using an iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
How to hide a single app on iPhone
First, we’ll show you how to remove a single app from your home screen.
- Go to. screen Apps you want to hide long press on app
- Tap RDelete the app
- Tap Remove from home screen
Steps to hide a single app on iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
The app is no longer visible on your home screen, but you can still access it through search and your app library. To access your App Library on iPhone:
- go to you Home Screen.
- Swipe left Go through all pages of the home screen.
- As you can see, app library The final screen is to categorize your apps.
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How to hide an entire app page
If you want to hide the entire page of your app, here’s how to do it:
- long press Free space home screen
- Tap. point at the bottom of the home screen
- Tap. check mark below the page you want to delete
- Then tap end
Steps to hide an entire app page on iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
Selected app pages will disappear from view, creating a cleaner, more organized home screen.
How to hide apps from iPhone search
Hiding an app on your iPhone means it won’t appear on your home screen, but you can still find it through search. If you want to avoid that, you can also hide the app from search on your iPhone.
- Open setting
- Tap Search with Siri
- Scroll down and app you want to hide and Please tap.
- click Search again with Siri
- Tap Show apps in search
- Toggle time looks graywhich means the app will be hidden from search.
Steps to hide apps from search on iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
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Go back to an app or app page
Have you changed your mind? no problem. Here’s how to bring back hidden apps:
How to revert a single app
- Find. app In the app library
- long press app and drag it Return to the home screen.
How to put apps back on iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
How to return the app page
- long press Free space to home screen
- Tap. point at the bottom of the home screen
- Then tap and select the page you previously hidden. empty bubble.
- Tap to exit end
Steps to return app page on iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
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Cart important points
Customizing your iPhone’s app display settings is about privacy and personalizing your user experience. Whether you want to hide a single app or an entire page, this process is reversible, giving you the flexibility to change it to suit your needs. Remember, the app is out of sight and ready to be called at any time.
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