How to hide purchased apps on iPhone and iPad

iOS allows you to hide or display apps purchased on your iPhone or iPad. If you want to keep purchased apps safely, you can use this feature.

It is worth noting that if you use Family Sharing and hide a purchased application (the application is registered with Family Organizer), you will still receive notification of the charges when the application is renewed. In other words, hiding applications will not stop the application from being renewed.

Note check the following settings:

1. Check Family Sharing settings on your iPhone / iPad.
2. You will not see the Hide button if Family Sharing is disabled
3. Hidden (paid or free) applications will disappear temporarily
4. You can view the hidden apps on iPhone / iPad.

How to hide purchased apps on iPhone and iPad

Note: When you hide an application on an iOS device, the application will not appear in the downloaded item on any device synced with an Apple ID. In addition, it will not be deleted from previously downloaded devices.

Step 1 . Open App Store on iOS device.

Step 2 . Touch the profile icon in the top right corner.

Step 3 . Select Purchased .

Step 4 . Select My Purchases .

Step 5. Select All or Not on this iPhone / iPad tabs at the top.

If the application you want to hide is not available on this device, select Not on this iPhone / iPad. If you want to take a look at the list of all purchased apps, select All (by default, it is selected).

Step 6 . Find the application you want to hide. Then, swipe the application from right to left to display the Hide option and click on it.

How to display purchased apps on iPhone and iPad

Unfortunately, you cannot display hidden apps right on your device. However, you can do it using iTunes (On Mac or Windows PC.)

Step 1 . Open iTunes and click the Top Account tab → Click View My Account .

Step 2 . Enter Apple ID and Password .

Step 3 . Click Manage under iTunes in iCloud .

Step 4 . Click the Apps tab.

Step 5. Select Unhide below the application.

If you want to display all applications; Click Unhide All in the bottom right corner.

How to reload hidden iOS apps on iPhone and iPad

If you have deleted apps hidden on the device, and want to reload them, you can follow these steps:

Step 1 . Open the App Store on your iOS device and select the Today tab at the bottom.

Step 2 . Select the profile icon in the upper right corner.

Step 3 . Choose your Apple ID .

Step 4 . Next, you enter Apple ID, and Hidden Purchases passwords .

Step 5. Finally, you need to find the application you want to reload and click the download button. Check both the All and Not on This iPhone tabs at the top of the page.

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