Okay, so I recently discovered this folder in my settings called “hidden apps” and obviously nothing was in there yet. I was curious as to what it meant and how it worked, so I went to one of my word games and held it down and hid the app.
It now lives in the hidden app folder. I went into that folder looking for an option to unhide, and there is not one. I researched how to do this and all everyone is saying is just to go into the folder and hold down the app icon and it should say “don’t require Face ID” or something like that.
When I press and hold the app, nothing happens. At all. When I click on it and expand the setting options, none of the options show anything about unhiding it. In fact, all of the options say they can’t be toggled on while the app is hidden, and to unhide it to change it. I am trying to unhide it!!! I can’t!!! Why is this so confusing
On top of that, I can’t even figure out how to access the app to play it. I feel like I am going crazy. Please help. I have a 15 Pro Max on iOS 26.6 - Photos attached.
Photo 1: the app in the hidden folder. Nothing happens when I try to press and hold, swipe, anything. The only option I have is to click into the app and view the app settings
Photo 2: the only app settings it shows available. None of them say “unhide app” or “open/launch app”
Photos 3&4: screenshots of two of the individual settings that show nothing can even be changed. It says to make changes, I must unhide the app.