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message app disappeared from iphone. How do I reinstate ability to send or receive text messages

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 5:51 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Sep 6, 2022 5:53 PM

The Messages app cannot be deleted, so it is somewhere on your iPhone. Go to the App Library (the last page of your Home screen), find it, and drag it to wherever you want it on a Home screen page.

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