After hiding an app, you can still quickly open it by going to the App Library screen. But if you want to hide it from search results, you can do that, too. More on that below.

If, for whatever reason, adding Face ID to an app is simply not enough, you can remove it entirely from your home screen and App Library. It will still be fully accessible to you, the owner of the ...

If an app doesn’t appear in your App Library, even when you search for it, that means it was deleted instead of just removed from your home screen. To get back a missing iPhone app: open the App ...

If there’s already an app shortcut on a home screen that you’d rather only have in the App Library—hiding it from view on the home screens—long press on the icon, choose Remove App, then ...

Hiding an app removes it from the Home screen and places it in a special Hidden folder in the App Library. You'll then need to authenticate your identity to open that folder and access the app.

In addition to locking apps, iOS 18 introduces a seamless way to hide apps from the home screen. This feature allows users to keep their devices organized while maintaining privacy.

1. Long press an app. 2. Tap Require Face ID. 3. Tap Hide and Require Face ID.

Along with letting users customize app colors, organize apps anywhere, and more natively, iOS 18 brings a subtle new feature that cleans up the Home Screen. Here’s how to hide app names on ...

Apps can now be locked and hidden in iOS 18 via long press > selecting Require Face ID (or Touch ID, or Passcode) > Hide App. Locked and hidden apps can be found in the App Library. Swipe the Home ...