How to hide, rearrange, delete Home Screen pages iPhone, iPad

With iOS 14 and later, you can hide all the Home Screen pages except one. In addition to giving a clean look, it also makes reaching the App Library quicker. Plus, if you want to hide some apps, you can place them on one of the Home Screens and hide that page.

In this quick tutorial, we show you how to hide Home Screen pages, move them around to rearrange them, and delete the ones you no longer need.

Organize iPhone Home Screen

How to hide Home Screen pages on iPhone

1) Press an empty area on the Home Screen until all apps start jiggling. You can also press any app icon and choose Edit Home Screen to enter jiggle mode.

2) Tap the pill shape above the Dock that shows tiny dots.

3) Uncheck the Home Screen pages you wish to hide. You will have to keep at least one page.

4) Tap Done twice to successfully hide the Home Screen pages.

Hide Home Screen pages on iPhone

After this:

  • New apps you download will show in App Library only. If you want them to appear on the existing, unhidden Home Screen page, go to Settings > Home Screen and tap Add to Home Screen. You can also easily move apps in and out of the App Library.
  • Hiding a Home Screen page does not delete the apps on it. You can still open the apps on the hidden Home Screen using any of the following ways.
    • Swipe down on an existing Home Screen, type the app initials, and tap the app icon.
    • Go to the App Library by swiping left on the last Home Screen and find the app here.
    • Call Siri and ask it to open the app. Like, Open Twitter.
  • In the future, if you want to unhide the hidden Home Screen pages, follow the same steps and check the small circles. This will once again make these pages visible. Unhiding will keep the same app layout as before.

How to rearrange Home Screen pages

Starting with iOS 15, you can change the order or placement of Home Screens. For example, you can move the entire 2nd Home Screen to the last or anywhere in the middle and so on. Here’s how to do that.

1) Press an empty area on the Home Screen until all apps start jiggling, and tap the dots above the Dock.

2) Touch a Home Screen page drag it left, right, up, or down to change its position.

3) Tap Done > Done to save the changes.

Rearrange Home Screen pages on iPhone

Interesting: How to have the same iPhone app on multiple Home Screens

How to delete Home Screen pages

iOS 15 also introduced the ability to get rid of entire Home Screen pages if you no longer need them. Here’s how to do that. But be informed that this action is irreversible. Once you delete a Home Screen page, you can’t get it back. However, doing so doesn’t delete the apps on it. They will stay in the App Library.

1) Press an empty area on the Home Screen until all apps start jiggling, and tap the dots above the Dock.

2) Uncheck the page you wish to delete.

3) Now, tap the minus icon () that appears.

4) Tap Remove to delete the Home Screen page.

5) Tap Done to return to the remaining Home Screens.

Delete Home Screen page on iPhone

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