The Wallet app is essential, especially for people who travel frequently and prefer using an e-wallet. If you find the Apple Wallet icon missing on your iPhone, you may want to restore it.
How to Restore the Apple Wallet Icon on iPhone
The Wallet app comes pre-installed on the iPhone and Apple Watch. Since it is a part of iOS stock apps, you cannot redownload or reinstall the Wallet app on your device. Unlike a few other pre-loaded apps on iOS, users cannot offload or delete the Wallet app either.
However, following the release of iOS 16.1, users can finally delete the Wallet app and download it from the App Store if needed.
Where is my Apple Wallet app?
By default, the Wallet app appears on the home screen. Possibly, the app isn’t appearing as you may have moved it to an app folder, a different home screen page, or removed it from your home screen for privacy reasons.
Don’t worry, the Wallet app is still on your iPhone along with your cards, passes, and other information. You can easily restore the Apple Wallet app to your home screen.
Now let’s see how to add the Apple Wallet icon back to the home screen on an iPhone running iOS 14 or later.
How to Add the Apple Wallet App to Your iPhone Home Screen
Use one of the below methods to restore and get Apple Wallet on the home screen.
From App Library (iOS 14 or later)
- Go to the App Library and open the Finance folder.
- Look for the Wallet app.
- Press and hold an empty area on the screen to enable jiggle mode.
- Tap and hold the Wallet app icon and drag it to your Home Screen or Dock.
- Tap ‘Done’ at the top-right.
Using Spotlight Search
If the Wallet icon is missing from your Dock or Home Screen, use Spotlight Search to see if the app is hidden in an app folder. This method also works with iOS 13.
For this, swipe down on the home screen. Type apple wallet in the search box at the top. The relevant app folder name where the Wallet app is found will be shown. Now move ‘Wallet’ from that particular folder to your main home screen.
Look for Wallet in the App Library
If you don’t see Wallet in the Finance app group then search for the app in the App Library.
To do so, swipe down on the App Library page and search for “Wallet”. Then long-press the Wallet app icon and keep holding it until you can add the app back to the home screen.
Alternative Way: Long-press the Wallet icon in App Libray and select “Add to Home Screen”.
Note: The “Add to Home Screen” option won’t appear if the Wallet app is already on your home screen, in an app folder, or on one of the hidden app pages.
Find Missing Wallet Icon on Hidden Home Screen pages
The Wallet app may not be visible if you have hidden its app page. To unhide the Wallet app, follow these steps:
- Long-press an empty area on your home screen.
- In Edit mode, tap the page dots near the bottom of the screen.
- Look for the hidden app page containing the Wallet app.
- Tick-mark the specific app page to unhide it.
- Tap ‘Done’.
Install the Wallet app
If you’re on iOS 16.1 or later and still can’t find the Wallet app then you might have deleted it at some point or it may not be pre-installed on your device.
To add Apple Wallet to your iPhone, open the App Store, search, and download the app.
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Thanks, this worked well, although I swiped left to find the App Library, and then added to the home screen
THANK YOU !!! First clear suggestion that helped me find it !!!
None of your suggestions worked. The only way I can access the wallet is to go to the App Store, search, then open the app. Any additional suggestions?