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ios 14 search

Upgraded iPhone X. Pull-down search shows “Siri Suggestions” but if I type in the name of an app, it takes me to Safari search, Maps & Website. Won’t show my apps.


No Spotlight or Universal Search settings.


Anyone have a suggestion to enable this?

iPhone X

Posted on Sep 18, 2020 8:13 AM

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Sep 20, 2020 9:02 AM in response to TonyLewis42

Interesting that you have 2000+ apps. I thought I was the only one! 🙂 I wonder if that has anything to do with the issue.

I have the same problem on iPad and iPhone, including having erased my phone again and restoring. I had the same experience on the betas on my iPad and reported it as a bug. So I thought it was the expected behavior when I saw it on my devices in the released product. But in posting my question elsewhere in the Community, a person helping me shared a screen capture showing his Search working correctly. I don’t know how many apps he has, but you raised a good point.


I’ve been using the App Store option at the end of the Search list, and when it takes me to the app that I needed, it has the little download cloud next to it, even though the app is already on my phone from before, and I’ve already used it since upgrading. Or I will swipe through the “dots” to get to my last desktop more quickly for only 1 more swipe to get to the App Library Search.


I reported this issue in the feedback app. I hope enough others will report, for Apple to investigate a fix.

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