5 Quick Steps to Add the Phone App Back to an iPhone

A user-friendly guide to recovering the iOS Phone app when it disappears

Co-authored by Rain Kengly Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: March 14, 2024 Fact Checked

Is your Phone app gone from your Home screen? You may have accidentally deleted the app or misplaced it in a folder. Luckily, you can easily get it back with iOS' built-in reset function. Here's what to do if the Phone icon is missing on your iPhone.

Quick Steps

Open Settings .
Tap General .
Tap Transfer or Reset iPhone .
Tap Reset .
Tap Reset Home Screen Layout .

Steps

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Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
- Make sure your iPhone is updated to the latest version.
This is in the section below Screen Time .

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This is at the very bottom of the page.
You can find this at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap Reset Home Screen Layout . This will be underneath Reset Keyboard Dictionary .
- Your Home screen will return to its factory layout with the Phone app. You'll need to readjust your apps , widgets , and background again. ^{[1]
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