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How to Hide Apps on iPhone Without Deleting

9 views· 2:03· Mar 24, 2026

Trying to keep your home screen clean or hide private apps from prying eyes? In January 2026, with iOS 26.2, Apple has perfected the "Hide and Require Face ID" feature, making it the gold standard for privacy on iPhone 17 and 16. Whether you want to move an app to the encrypted Hidden Folder, remove it from Siri Search, or just clear it off your Home Screen while keeping it in the App Library, this updated tutorial covers every method available in the latest 2026 software. In this video, we cover: The "Hide and Require Face ID" Method: The most secure way—long-press an app, select Require Face ID, and choose Hide and Require Face ID. This moves the app to a locked, invisible folder at the bottom of your App Library. Removing from Home Screen Only: How to use the "Remove App" menu to hide an icon from your main pages while keeping it easily accessible in the App Library. Hiding Entire Home Screen Pages: A 2026 pro tip—how to enter "Jiggle Mode," tap the page dots, and uncheck an entire screen of apps to hide them all at once. Invisibility from Search & Siri: How to go to Settings Siri & Search to ensure your hidden apps don't accidentally pop up when you're searching for something else. Finding Your Hidden Folder: Where to find the 2026 Hidden category in the App Library and how to authenticate with Face ID to reveal your private apps. Unhiding and Restoring: How to move an app back to your Home Screen and remove the Face ID requirement when you no longer need it hidden.

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In this video I show you how to hide apps on iPhone without deleting anything. If you’re using any iPhone and you just want to keep an app private or clean up your screen, I walk you through the easiest method using the built-in “Require Face ID” option (or it can show Require Passcode / Touch ID depending on your iPhone). I demo it with WhatsApp: you long-press the app, choose Require Face ID, then select the “Hide and Require Face ID” style option, verify with Face ID or your passcode, and tap Hide App. After that, the app won’t sit on your Home Screen, and it won’t be visible like normal in your App Library either. To access it again, you go to the hidden section in the App Library, tap it, and verify yourself with Face ID or passcode to reveal and open the app. I also show how to unhide it: go back to the hidden area, verify again, long-press the app, choose Add to Home Screen, and then select Unhide App. That’s it—quick, simple, and you’re not deleting the app at all.

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