Is the Safari icon missing from the Home screen of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? Here are some things to check.
1. Make sure you didn’t drag it to another Home screen. You can flick your finger left or right to switch between Home screens.
2. Make sure there isn’t a restriction on the application. If your employer provided you with your device they may have done this. Check under Settings > General > Restrictions. Make sure Safari is set to On.
3. Try to reset the icons back to default settings under Settings > Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout.
4. If none of the above works. It’s time to try a Restore.
- Connect your device to your computer and launch iTunes.
- Select your device on the left pane under Devices.
- Select Summary.
- Select Restore.
Hopefully after trying these steps your Safari icon will be restored to the Home screen of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Last modified March 22, 2012
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Thanks so much for the help. I was feeling lost.
Thank you very much for the technical info. Number 2 applied in my case, it was restricted. My very best.
Thank you so much. I found my Setting icon again. Thumbs up !
Thank you, I was setting up an iPhone and forgot about the settings in “Restrictions”
this was brilliant – a top hit on google and really easy to follow
Thank you for your help, I turned off my Safari icon accidentally on my iPad, and your info helped me troubleshoot the problem and bring Safari back on my icon page.
Thank you Thank you Thank you, I have been pulling my hair out all day trying to find out why the ‘Safari’ & ‘App store’ icons were missing from my new ipad. They were turned to ‘off’ in the restrictions. Your site is the only one that suggests to check this, & it is so simple.
Thanks again:)
That worked resetting my homepage. I have no idea where it went to or why it left. thank you so much. Sharon
i restricted safari, my mistake lol
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