4 ways to delete apps on iPhone that dont appear on the screen

You want to delete an application on your iPhone but can't find it anywhere on the home screen. Although the application does not appear on the iPhone screen due to an error, or because you have hidden the application on the iPhone , users can still delete the application on the iPhone very simply. Below are instructions for deleting applications on the iPhone that do not appear on the screen.

Table of Contents

• Why is the app not showing on the iPhone home screen?
• How to Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone from Spotlight
• Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone in Settings
• Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone from App Library
• Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone from App Store

Why is the app not showing on the iPhone home screen?

There could be a number of reasons below why the app is not showing up on the iPhone screen:

• Because you have deleted the app from the home screen on your iPhone.
• You set the mode to only display newly downloaded applications in the App Library so they do not appear on the iPhone home screen.
• From iOS 14 onwards, if you hide your iPhone's home screen pages, all apps on this page will also automatically hide.
• The app can be hidden inside the app folder or on the second or third page inside the folder.

How to Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone from Spotlight

You open Spotlight on iPhone then enter the name of the application on iPhone that you want to delete but hide on the screen. Next, you press and hold on the application and select Delete application in the displayed menu.

You will then be asked if you are sure you want to delete this application, click Delete to proceed .

Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone in Settings

You click on Settings on iPhone then click on General Settings . Next you click on iPhone Storage .

Then you will see all the applications installed on your iPhone. You click on the application you want to delete in the list. Next, you click on Delete application to delete.

Finally, you just need to click on Delete application to remove the application on iPhone.

Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone from App Library

Swipe left on the home screen until you reach the App Library. Here you'll see your apps grouped together in folders.

From this app library, press and hold the app you want to delete and select Delete app in the menu that appears. You will then be asked if you want to delete this app, press Delete to do so.

Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone from App Store

You open the App Store on your iPhone and then click on the avatar in the top right corner. Then go to the new interface, you scroll down below the Available Updates section with the applications that have new versions .

You can delete hidden apps on iPhone from this Apple Store interface. We hold down on the app in the list interface and select Delete to do it. Finally, press Delete to agree.