How To Completely Hide Any App Or Folder On Your IPhone Or IPad

Keeping prying eyes from poking around in your more precious apps is always a concern, especially for those of us with nosey friends or kids. Until now, keeping apps private meant hiding them in a folder somewhere, but wouldn't it be ideal to be able to hide apps entirely, Thanks to a funky trick in iOS 7.1, you can. Here's our starting screen. Make sure you have a full page of apps and a full dock. Now you need to create a folder with the apps we wish to hide. We'll call this folder "Folder 1" for simplicity. In this example I'll be hiding the Facebook and Starbucks apps, but you can do this with absolutely any app on your phone that can be placed in a folder, including those pesky stock apps that refuse to be deleted. Next you need to nest Folder 1 within another folder, which we'll call "Folder 2." If you're not familiar with how to do this, check out our iOS 7.1 nested folder tutorial here.

Once you have Folder 1 nested, you must remove the apps you placed in Folder 2, leaving just Folder 1 within Folder 2. You should now have what appears to be a blank folder on your home screen. You should now have one open space on your Home screen, but we need to fill that, so drag any random app you have into that spot. Now, go into Folder 2 and highlight Folder 1 so you can move it. Drag Folder 1 out of Folder 2 and down into the dock area. This will cause Folder 2 to disappear after a second, and as soon as it does, release Folder 1 in the dock. Instead of finding a new home on your screen it will disappear completely. We have now hidden the Facebook and Starbucks apps. You won't find them anywhere, on any screen or within any folder. Yet, you still have full access to them via the iOS search feature. Touch the middle of your home screen and pull down, revealing the search bar. Type in the name of the hidden app you wish to use and you'll find it's still there and can be used just like normal. Regret the decision to hide an app, Once you've done so, all hidden apps will pop back onto the Home screen. As I said above, you can use this trick to hide any apps or folders you want, and still have full access to the apps via the search bar. YouTuber Videosdebarraquito uses a similar trick to hide stock apps using the Newsstand on the iPhone 4/4s, but our tutorial should work for anyone running iOS 7.1. Now enjoy your newfound power of secrecy, and don't get into any mischief.

Arguably, this doesn’t work everywhere. But since this is the most simplest thing you can try, you should begin here. Take a look at this. To do so go to settings → Cellular/Mobile → Turn On/Off Mobile Data. Reboot iPhone: To reboot your iPhone, hold the power button and home button simultaneously for a few seconds. The Apple logo will appear on the screen and your iPhone is rebooted. Reset iPhone: To reset your iPhone, go to Settings → General → Reset → Reset All Settings. Faulty App: No matter how strong and protected the App Store is said to be, there are apps that aren’t really good for the health of your iPhone. One of these, possibly, could be ruining your iPhone experience. Did you download any new app that triggered the issue, It doesn’t matter if it’s a popular app or an app that no one has ever heard of.

Just try deleting it. Delete the app → Reboot your iPhone → Sync with iTunes and see if this sorts the issue. Restore From An Old Backup: No luck yet, Try this method (it’s tougher if you’ve got an iPhone that keeps restarting too often). Connect your iPhone to iTunes on the system and then restore from an old backup. In case you got lucky, things will be back to normal. Restore: This could be the best possible solution you could ask for. Again, it’s tougher to implement if your iPhone keeps shutting off or rebooting every two-three minutes. Hold down the power and home button till the screen goes blank. Next, connect to iTunes. You can only restore now so restore your iPhone. If things went well, you’ll have an iPhone that’s ready to be setup. You’ll have to try setting it as new because you don’t want to get the old problem again. You can go for this option without losing your data on your iPhone; this option can bring your iPhone back to normalcy. Connect your iPhone that is trapped in reboot loop problem to your computer via a USB cable.

Run ReiBoot. In the Interface, click “Enter Recovery Mode” to put iPhone into recovery mode. Once ReiBoot puts your iPhone into recovery mode, click “Exit Recovery Mode” and ReiBoot will force your iPhone to restart. Wait for a few seconds and you can see your iPhone reboot to normal. Replace iPhone Battery: Battery, sometimes, could play a culprit. When every above option fails to give any result, you can go for the replacement of your iPhone battery. I can’t really discount this possibility. One usually tries a lot of things before coming to the sober realization that it could be a really serious issue. One that needs you to take the device to the Apple Store, after all. I can’t really discount this possibility. One usually tries a lot of things before coming to the sober realization that it could be a really serious issue. One that needs you to take the device to the Apple Store, after all.