If you find the FaceTime icon missing on your iPhone or iPad, you can go through this article. This article contains helpful tips to fix the missing FaceTime icon on the iPhone or iPad.
FaceTime icon missing on iPhone:
You may wonder how the FaceTime icon goes missing in your phone. Some people may even think of two facts:
- Deleted the FaceTime icon accidentally
- Someone got access to your iPhone for deleting the FaceTime icon
The above facts are not possible, as the FaceTime icon is the native iOS application on the iPhone. One can’t delete the icon from your iPhone or iPad.
The reasons for missing the FaceTime icon on your phone are;
- FaceTime icon may hide in any one of the home screens
- FaceTime icon may hide in any one of the folders
Let us discuss the steps to get back the missing FaceTime icon on your phone.
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Check all Folders and Home Screens:
On your iPhone, home screens are many. The first step is to search on all of the home screens for the FaceTime icon.
Check all the home screens of your iPhone to get your FaceTime icon. Ensure that you made a thorough of all folders to find the missing FaceTime icon.
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Search for FaceTime Icon on your iPhone:
The missing FaceTime icon present in any folders may come up with a search option. Here are the steps to search for the FaceTime icon on your iPhone.
- To bring up the search box, you need to swipe down on the home screen of your iPhone
- In the search box, enter the name as FaceTime. You will come up with different search results.
In some cases, the FaceTime icon will hide in some folders. Use the above procedure to get the folder name where the FaceTime icon is hiding.
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Reset Home Screen:
Here is the procedure to reset the home screen for finding the FaceTime icon. This will help to set the position of applications in default places on the home screen.
Step 1:
Tap on the Settings option and go to the General > Reset.
Step 2:
You will see a reset screen, where you should select the “Reset Home Screen Layout” option.
Resetting the Home Screen option will help you to get back the FaceTime Icon to its default position. You can even get back all the other icons to their original positions on the home screen.
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Check Restrictions on iPhone:
Some people may set some restrictions on the FaceTime icon without knowing. Your kids can even use your iPhone and enable the restrictions. To avoid this problem, you need to follow the below steps. With these steps, your kids will not get internet access. This will save your internet data too.
Step 1:
Tap on the Settings option and scroll down the home screen to see the screen time option. Tap on this screen time.
Step 2:
After getting the Screen Time option, tap on the “Content & Privacy Restrictions”.
Step 3:
On the next home screen, you will see the option “enter Passcode”. Here, enter the Screen Time Passcode.
Step 4:
Tap on the “Allowed Apps” that you find on the Content & Privacy screen.
Step 5:
You will see the “Allowed Apps” screen. You will get a list of apps in which you need to toggle ON the FaceTime application. In some cases, you will forget the screen time Passcode. Those times, you can use the “Factory Reset iPhone” option using iTunes.
The Bottom Line:
You can make of use the above methods to get back the missing FaceTime icon on your iPhone.
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