How to Get Safari Icon Back on iPhone Home Screen

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Fix 1: Unhide Home Screen Page

If the Safari icon has gone missing along with other app icons, you might have hidden a home screen page.

Step 1:On your iPhone’s home screen, touch and hold the page dots at the bottom until you see the thumbnails of your home screen.

Step 2:The pages that have checkmarks under them are enabled. Look for thepagewith the Safari browser and tap on theselection circleunder it to enable it.

That’s it. Now, go to your phone’s home screen, and you should see the Safari icon.

Fix 2: Remove Screen Time Restrictions From iPhone

If you can’t find Safari on your iPhone using the above methods, you must check and remove screen time restrictions from the Safari app.

Step 1:OpenSettingson your iPhone > go toScreen Time>Content & Privacy Restrictions.

Step 2:Tap onAllowed Apps. Turn off the toggle next toSafari. It should turn green.

That’s it. Go to your home screen, and you should see the Safari app. If the Safari icon is missing, use the above methods to put it back on the home screen.

Fix 3: Reset Home Screen Layout

Resetting the home screen layoutof your iPhone will delete folders that you have created on the home screen and put all the pre-installed Apple apps, including Safari, at their original location. This will help in restoring Safari to the home screen.

To reset the home screen layout, go toSettings>General>Transfer or Reset>Reset>Reset Home Screen Layout.

Once reset, go back to the home screen, and you should see the Safari icon happily sitting over there. If Safari doesn’t work, learn how tofix Safari not working on your iPhone.

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Last updated on 25 April, 2024

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