If the Phone app is missing from your iPhone Home Screen, you can find it in the App Library, Spotlight Search, an app folder, or a hidden Home Screen page and add it back.
Why Is the Phone App Missing from My iPhone?
If the Phone app isn’t visible on your Home Screen, it may still be on your iPhone. It could be on another Home Screen page, inside an app folder, in the App Library, or on a hidden Home Screen page.
You can use the methods below to find the Phone app and add it back to your Home Screen or Dock.
How to Put the Phone App Back on Your Home Screen
1. Add Phone from the App Library
If you can’t find the Phone app on your Home Screen, you can locate it in the App Library and add it back.
- Swipe left past all your Home Screen pages to open the App Library.
- Open the Social folder and look for the Phone app.
- Touch and hold an empty area on the screen until the app icons start jiggling.
- Drag the Phone app icon to your preferred Home Screen page or Dock.
- Tap Done in the top-right corner.
The Phone app icon will now appear on your iPhone Home Screen.
Alternatively, search for Phone in the App Library, touch and hold the Phone icon, and add the app back to the Home Screen.
Alternative: Swipe down on the App Library page and search for Phone. Long-press the Phone icon in App Library and select Add to Home Screen.
Note: The Add to Home Screen option may not appear if the Phone app is already on your Home Screen, inside an app folder, or on a hidden Home Screen page.
2. Find the Phone App Using Spotlight Search
If you can’t find Phone on your Home Screen or in the App Library, use Spotlight Search to locate it.
- Swipe down on the Home Screen to open Spotlight Search.
- Type Phone in the search field.
- Tap the Phone app if it appears in the results.
If Phone is inside an app folder, open the folder and move the Phone icon to your preferred Home Screen page or Dock.
3. Find Phone on a Hidden Home Screen Page
The Phone app may be on a Home Screen page that has been hidden.
- Touch and hold an empty area on your Home Screen until the apps start to jiggle.
- Tap the page dots near the bottom of the screen.
- Find the hidden Home Screen page where the Phone app is located.
- Tap the circle below the page to unhide it.
- Tap Done or the checkmark in the top-right corner.
Return to the Home Screen and check the restored page for the Phone app.
4. Reset the Home Screen Layout
If you still can’t find the Phone app, you can reset your Home Screen layout. This restores the default Home Screen arrangement and removes your custom folder arrangement.
- Open Settings.
- Go to General > Transfer or Reset iPhone.
- Tap Reset.
- Select Reset Home Screen Layout.
- Tap Reset Home Screen to confirm.
Your Home Screen will return to its default layout.
Can You Delete the Phone App on iPhone?
Apple allows some built-in apps to be deleted from an iPhone, but Phone isn’t included in Apple’s current list of built-in apps that can be deleted. If the Phone app is missing, check the App Library, other Home Screen pages, app folders, and hidden pages before resetting your Home Screen layout.
Once you find Phone, you can add it back to the Home Screen using the steps above.
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