Hiding apps from your iPhone’s home screen can streamline the look and hide some apps from prying eyes. ARVD73/Shutterstock
On newer versions of the iPhone, you can completely hide apps from the home screen without erasing their data. And you can still quickly open them from the App Library screen. This feature was introduced with iOS 14, which is compatible with all models from iPhone 6 and up.
Hiding apps is handy for several reasons. First, it helps declutter your iPhone home screen. Second, hiding helps keep apps private. Essentially, it prevents others from snooping on your personal information. With the hide function, pages of several apps can also be removed from the home screen.
However, since apps hidden this way are still visible in the app library and search bar, you’ll have to delete them entirely if you don’t want to see them at all.
