How to hide some apps from the iOS home screen

If you are annoyed by the app icons that fill the screen, the App Library introduced in iOS 14 may help you solve this problem. This feature not only classifies your apps reasonably and then displays them on a separate page on the right side of the home page, but also allows you to hide certain apps according to the user's wishes.

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Users can put frequently used, favorite apps in a prominent position, and then put more utilitarian or less frequently used apps to the side. In fact, one way to keep your screen uncluttered is to make all your newly installed apps appear only in your App Library.

Hide an application

• Press on the app of your choice until a menu appears. The menu will include a few options depending on what the app does (for example, if I pressed on the Microsoft Teams app, the menu would let me make a new call or start a chat). But you will always get an option (in red) to delete the app. Tap on "Delete App"
• You can now choose to delete the app from your phone or remove it from your home screen. If you choose the latter, you will still find the app in your App Library.

Hide the entire page of apps

If you want, you can also hide a whole page of apps.

• Tap and hold on a blank part of your screen until the apps start to shake.
• Tap the dots at the bottom of the screen
• You’ll now see small versions of all your screens (except the App Library and Today View). Each visible screen has a check mark beneath it; uncheck any screens you want to hide, then tap “Done” in the top-right corner.

4. To "unhide" any of the screens, follow these same instructions and replace the check marks for the screens you want to see again.

Organize into folders

You can use folders on your home screen to group similar apps together and save space. You won't hide the apps completely -- they'll be there. But they'll be consolidated into one space.

• Press and hold an app on the Home screen until the icons shake.
• Move the app to one of the other apps you want to group it with.
• You will now have a grey icon with the icons of the apps in the folder. Click on the icon to open the folder and access the apps within it.
• iOS assigns a name to the folder based on the apps you place in it. To change the name, long-press the folder and select "Rename" from the pop-up menu. Then type in the new name.