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

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

  1. Open Settings .
  2. Tap General .
  3. Tap Transfer or Reset iPhone .
  4. Tap Reset .
  5. Tap Reset Home Screen Layout .

Steps

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    • Make sure your iPhone is updated to the latest version.
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    • 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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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/move-apps-and-widgets-on-the-home-screen-iphd2fc8ce30/ios

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