How to hide unwanted apps on iPhone running iOS 9

How to hide unwanted apps on iPhone running iOS 9

If you believe that a cluttered desk is a cluttered mind, than this trick can help you keep the app icons hidden from your iPhone’s home screen. Unfortunately, those who desire complete control of the visual flow of their phones have always had to play around the unavoidable inclusion of Stock iOS apps on their launch screens.

How to hide unwanted app icons on iOS 9

1. Hold down on the app icon you want to hide until it starts to wiggle.
2. Drag the app icon over any other app to create a folder.
3. Take your finger off the icon once in the folder. Do not press the Home button.
4. Drag the app icon to the second page of the folder. Take your finger off the icon.
5. Drag the app icon to the third page of the folder and keep your finger on it.
6. Drag the app icon to the edge of the folder and press the Home button simultaneously.

This trick can help you keep the apps out of mind, though they’ll still be accessible through Spotlight search.

This trick also works for downloaded app icons, if you want to keep the functionality of the app on your phone but eliminate visual traces of it from your home screen. Keep in mind that the hidden app icons will reappear when the iPhone and iPad is restarted, so this trick only serves as a temporarily solution.

As a boilerplate disclaimer, this is an unofficial trick and we cannot guarantee it will not cause any unforeseen problems on your iPhone or iPad.