- To fix app icons disappeared on samsung galaxy mobile -> you need to reset app preferences on your Samsung mobile.
- Make sure that your apps are not hidden by any app hide application on samsung mobile and add apps to home screen and check with launcher app is playing a role here.
- Arrange apps on Samsung galaxy mobile home screen again.
On your samsung mobile if you are experiencing issues with app icons disappearing from the home screen or apps missing from samsung galaxy mobile then you can restore missing apps on android and sometimes it can be with applications like whatsapp icon disappeared on android or it could be any other application as well. So, let’s see in detail below.
Sometimes it can be all your apps disappeared from my home screen mostly due to the launcher app issues on your samsung or other settings on your samsung galaxy mobile and you can get back missing icon or icon disappeared from home screen easily.
App Icons Disappear on Samsung Phone
Below methods will help you fix app icons disappeared on your samsung mobile phone.
Reset App Preferences
Step 1: Open Setting on Samsung Galaxy Mobile
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Apps
Step 3: Tap on 3 dots on top right corner
Step 4: Tap on Rest App Preferences
Step 5: Confirm reset app preferences in popup box and wait for your apps on samsung mobile to reset app preferences.
Once you reset app preferences then your missing app icons or disappeared apps from your home screen will be back and add apps to your home screen if needed.
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Unhide Apps on Samsung Galaxy Mobile
Sometimes, you may have hide the app and you are looking for the app that is hidden on samsung galaxy mobile.
Step 1: Open App hider or any app hide application that you are using on samsung galaxy mobile
Step 2: Make sure that you unhide all apps from here and uncheck all apps.
Step 3: Now, go ahead and check whether your missing apps are shows on your samsung galaxy phone or not.
If your problems is with app hider then apps which are not showing due to the apps which are hidden then your issue of app icons disappear on samsung galaxy phone will be resolved.
Add Apps to Home Screen
Step 1: Open Application Manager on your samsung mobile
Step 2: Tap and hold on the application which is not showing on your home screen.
Step 3: Select Add app to home screen option and your app will be added to home screen on your samsung galaxy mobile
App icons disappear on samsung phone after update
If your app icon disappear or missing from the home screen after updating your samsung mobile then your app launcher may be hiding apps and you need to add apps to home screen and rearrange them on your home screen and customize apps on the home screen.
Fix My apps have disappeared from my samsung galaxy s20
Go ahead and restart your samsung galaxy s20 mobile and to that -> press and hold power button and tap on restart and wait for your samsung mobile to restart and once done your missing or app icons disappeared from home screen will be back.
FAQ
Make sure that apps missing from home screen are installed and add them to home screen again and get back missing apps from home screen or reset app preferences from the manage apps section.
Restart your samsung galaxy mobile and add whatsapp app to home screen.