my app store is gone and I cannot download any apps
I cannot open the App Store, it is gone off my phone and I cannot download any apps. I have plenty of storage, phone is UTD, and the date/time are correct.
iPhone 6s, iOS 14
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You can’t delete the App Store app so it is somewhere on your device.
See if you hid it with restrictions:
Screen Time - Allowed apps https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304#allow-apps
- "If you turn off an app or feature, it won’t delete it, it’s just temporarily hidden from your Home screen."
- Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > [Enter passcode] > Allowed Apps
See if it is in your App Library -->
Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone [iOS14] - https://support.apple.com/HT211345
"Search for it ( https://support.apple.com/HT201285 ). Swipe down from the middle of any home screen and type App Store into the search field at the top of the screen. If it is in a folder, it will show the folder on the right of the app name after you tap on the app when it appears in the search."
"Reset the Home screen layout which will return the App Store to the home screen as long as it isn’t restricted. When you do this, it returns the home screen to out of the box condition and it will destroy any folders you had on the home screen. Settings > General > Reset > Reset Home screen layout."
- Updated from April 2018 Apple Recommended post by Demo about a missing App Store app - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33245486#message33245486
