How to Reset the Home Screen Layout on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's Settings., Tap General., Tap Reset., Tap Reset Home Screen Layout., Tap Reset Home Screen.

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Step-by-Step Guide

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

    It's a gray icon that with an image of sprockets inside it.

    It should be located on one of your iPhone's home screens or perhaps in a folder labeled Utilities.
  2. Step 2: Tap General.

    It's next to a gray icon containing a cog in the third section of the Settings menu. , It's the last section of the General menu. , It's the second selection of the Reset menu's last section. , Doing so changes your iPhone's home screen to the default factory settings.

    All default Apple apps will appear on the first home screen.

    All purchased or third-party apps will be arranged alphabetically starting on the second home screen.

    Any folders that you configured will be removed,
  3. Step 3: Tap Reset.

  4. Step 4: Tap Reset Home Screen Layout.

  5. Step 5: Tap Reset Home Screen.

Detailed Guide

It's a gray icon that with an image of sprockets inside it.

It should be located on one of your iPhone's home screens or perhaps in a folder labeled Utilities.

It's next to a gray icon containing a cog in the third section of the Settings menu. , It's the last section of the General menu. , It's the second selection of the Reset menu's last section. , Doing so changes your iPhone's home screen to the default factory settings.

All default Apple apps will appear on the first home screen.

All purchased or third-party apps will be arranged alphabetically starting on the second home screen.

Any folders that you configured will be removed,

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