How to Remove Hidden Apps on Your iPhone in 4 Ways

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What are hidden apps on an iPhone?

Do you have hidden apps on your iPhone that you don't use and can't find? If so, this article will help you locate and remove hidden apps from your iPhone.

On April 29, 2009, Apple released iOS 14, which introduced the new App Library feature. As the name implies, the Apple Library is a secure place to store all or some of your apps, allowing you to have a neat and organized home screen. Given that the iPhone has a small screen, too many apps on a single page can be visually unappealing and make it difficult to find a particular app. So users might appreciate this new feature, as it enables them to hide apps.

Why would you want to delete hidden apps on iPhone?

If you want to delete any of them, the first step is to find them in the App Library, where they'll be stored temporarily.

Deleting extra apps that you no longer use is a great way to free up local space and avoid unnecessary updates, since these apps can interfere with other phone functions and pose a security risk. Unlike on Android devices, deleting hidden apps on iOS devices isn't as straightforward as it sounds. Since these apps aren't displayed on the home screen, you'll likely have to find them in an app folder before deleting them.

Here are the steps to remove hidden apps on your iPhone 13/SE/12/11 in four different ways. Try another method if one doesn't work for you.

Solution 1: Delete Hidden Apps on iPhone by Settings

The setup for iOS is a bit more complicated, and it may take you a few minutes to figure out how it works.

To remove hidden apps, do the following.

Step 1: Go to “Settings,” then tap on “General.” Next, search for “iPhone Storage” and wait a few minutes for it to display all the hidden apps. From there, select the app you want to get rid of and tap on it.

This will take you to the next screen, which displays all the relevant details about the app, such as storage, data, app size, and so on.

Go to Settings > General.

Step 2: Next, search for “iPhone Storage.” Wait a few minutes, and it will show you all your hidden apps. Select the ones you want to get rid of, and tap them.

Delete Hidden Apps from iPhone via Settings

This will take you to the next screen, displaying all the relevant details of the app, such as storage, data, app size, and so on.

Delete hidden apps from iPhone Settings

Step 3: Tap on "Delete App." This will remove the app and all of its associated data, which cannot be retrieved.

When you delete it, the app is automatically removed from your App Library, folders, and home screen.

Solution 2: Remove Hidden Apps from the App Library

As mentioned, the App Library is a secure location where all hidden iOS apps go when you remove them from the Home screen.

If you can't find an app on the Home screen, it might be in the App Library. Scroll through the categories to find the app you want.

To remove hidden apps from the App Library, follow these steps.

Swipe left on your Home screen until you get to a blank Home screen. You should see a shelf at the bottom that says “App Library.”

Step 2: Tap on this tab to search for the hidden app that you want to remove.

Step 3: Once you find the app you want to remove, tap it to display the delete option. Alternatively, you can also press down on the app for a few seconds to display the option.

Step 4: Tap “Delete” and confirm the action to completely remove the app from your phone.

Fix 3: Remove Invisible Apps using FocusDelete

If you're an iPhone user, you've probably used – or at least seen – Spotlight on your iOS device. In addition to helping you manage your apps, files, and emails, Spotlight keeps your iPhone clean by keeping unnecessary third-party apps at bay.

However, using Spotlight to delete hidden apps is easier than other methods, as described below.

Step 1: Swipe up from the home screen to open the Control Center. You'll now see a search bar at the top of the screen.

Swipe down on the Home screen.

2. Type the name of the app you want to remove, then click the Spotlight icon. Find the “Delete App” option and click it to remove the app.

Tap on the app

Once you click on it, a new pop-up will appear on the screen with the option to delete again. If you proceed by clicking on it, the application will be removed immediately.

Click on “Delete.”

Solution 4: Delete Purchased Apps from App Store on iPhone

This is the most traditional way to remove a purchased iPhone app from the App Store that you're not using right now.

However, this method will only work if the app you want to remove has pending updates or has recently updated apps in its update history. That's because the iPhone App Store only keeps a record of apps with available new updates on the App Store.

To remove hidden apps from the App Store, follow these steps:

Step one: Go into Settings, open the App Store, and tap on your profile picture in Accounts, which will take you to a screen that shows all your apps that have updates available.

Tap Settings, then tap App Store.

Step 2: Next to each app, you'll see an "Update" option that you can tap. If you swipe left, you'll see the "Delete" option. Tap and hold this, then select "Delete."

Click on “Update”.

Step 3: The system will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the app, along with all of the data associated with it on your device.

Tap on “Delete”

How to use iOS data recovery software to retrieve data from an iPhone?

While it's difficult to delete data from an iPhone, retrieving deleted data can also be a problem, especially if it wasn't backed up on the device. If you're struggling to figure out how, the MobiSaver tool can help with that.

Equipped with advanced features and tools, MobiSaver can professionally recover iPhone data directly from iOS devices, iTunes, and cloud backups. Whether you have the latest iOS device, it excels in retrieving deleted photos, videos, contacts, chat history, messages, and more from virtually any iOS device.

Whether your data was lost just yesterday or years ago, MobiSaver can recover unlimited iOS data for you in just 3 simple steps.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer

Launch the MobiSaver tool. Click “Recover from iOS Device” on the left, then click “Start”.

Step 2: Scan the Lost iPhone Data

MobiSaver will scan your iPhone/iPad/iPod automatically to find all the existing data, as well as some lost data. Just wait until it finishes the scanning process.

Step 3. Click the “Restore” button

You can select the lost data that you want to recover, such as photos, videos, contacts, messages, memos, voicemail, and other files, and save these data to another location.

Conclusions

And that's it for our guide on how to easily remove hidden apps from the App Library without spending hours browsing through pages. While the new App Library feature is great for organizing your apps, it can make removing unnecessary ones slightly more complicated. But with the solutions above, that's no longer an issue.

If you want to recover deleted data, the MobiSaver tool can find all your accidentally deleted, lost, corrupted, or otherwise erased data with just one click, and in a matter of minutes. See how this iPhone data recovery software can effortlessly help you restore all your critical iOS data in just 3 simple steps.