How to Expand Spotlight Search to All Apps on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's Settings., Scroll down and tap General., Tap Spotlight Search., Scroll through the list of apps., Enable the switch for any disabled app.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

    You can find the Settings app on the Home screen.

    The icon is a gray gear.
  2. Step 2: Scroll down and tap General.

    You'll find this in the third group of options. , This is in the second group of General options. , As you scroll down the Spotlight Search screen, you'll see a list of all of your installed apps. , The switch for the app will turn green.

    There's no way to enable or disable all apps at once, so you'll need to go through the list and ensure each app is enabled if you want Spotlight Search to be able to scan all of your apps.
  3. Step 3: Tap Spotlight Search.

  4. Step 4: Scroll through the list of apps.

  5. Step 5: Enable the switch for any disabled app.

Detailed Guide

You can find the Settings app on the Home screen.

The icon is a gray gear.

You'll find this in the third group of options. , This is in the second group of General options. , As you scroll down the Spotlight Search screen, you'll see a list of all of your installed apps. , The switch for the app will turn green.

There's no way to enable or disable all apps at once, so you'll need to go through the list and ensure each app is enabled if you want Spotlight Search to be able to scan all of your apps.

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