Hide Apps [iPhone] No Jailbreak

[tr1age]

Your iOS device comes with a lot of apps that, frankly, you do not need or use at all. These apps, such as Compass, Voice Memos, Stocks, Videos, Newsstand or Game Center are also known as ‘Stock Apple Apps’ – they came with the device. And everything that came with the device, stays with the device.

Yup, you cannot delete these apps, so you can either leave them where they are or chuck them into a folder and place that unsightly folder in a far corner of your home screen…

… or you can hide them. Today we’re going to show you just how to do that. With this simple trick, you can hide apps that cannot be deleted, without jailbreaking your iOS device.
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‘Delete’ Those Unused Apple App Icons

The first step is to use Safari on your iOS device and access RAG3HACK. Once there you’ll see a list of things you can do. Go to ‘Hide Apps no Jailbreak’.

You’ll now be directed to another page where you will see a description about what this tweak does. Scrolling down, you’ll see all the icons that you can hide. These icons will include Passbook on iOS6 and the old YouTube icon that cannot be deleted on iOS5 and other versions below (iOS4, iOS3).

To hide your stock apps, finding ‘Widget’ and tap on ‘Hide Stocks‘. You’ll then get a prompt to install ‘Stocks Hide’. Tap on Install.

The ‘Stocks Hide’ app should be installing. But after a few seconds woops, the application failed to install. Do not be alarmed, as this is supposed to happen. Tap on Done to continue.

You’re now left with the stock icon greyed out with a 70% completed installing bar. Now tap and hold an icon to go into the Wiggle mode – as if you’re going to delete an app. You’ll see X’s at the top of the Stocks app! Delete the stock apps that has been holding up your home screen space to hide them.

And that is it, your Stocks app will be gone. If you followed the steps above, you’ll notice that the other apps that came with the phone cannot be deleted, which is why this tweak was made.
To delete other apps that you have no use for (like Compass), go back to RAG3HACK and repeat the above process to Hide Compass.

Conclusion

Do note that this hiding game is not permanent. If you restart your device, those stock apps will return. If you want to hide them again just redo all the steps above.

Source: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/hide-default-ios-app-icons/

 

[Simpwn]

Restart or wipe? If they come back after turning off/turning on your phone that seems like a lot of work for a little reward. My phone usually doesn't go off but if it did I'd be pissed to have to redo this.

I'm fine with just throwing them all into a single folder and storing it somewhere out of the way.

 

[Keleynal]

I'm a pansy when it comes to downloading anything from a website with "hack" in the name. I know hacking is not necessarily harmful or bad; I'm just not comfortable enough with messing with stuff that's not designed to be messed with. I'll suffer through putting them on the second page in my utility folder.

 

[Simpwn]

I'm a pansy when it comes to downloading anything from a website with "hack" in the name. I know hacking is not necessarily harmful or bad; I'm just not comfortable enough with messing with stuff that's not designed to be messed with. I'll suffer through putting them on the second page in my utility folder.

This is why I usually by Apple products in the first place. They tend to just work well the way they are and are made to work with other systems. I like everything working together as one.

So what if Apple owns my soul.

 

[tr1age]

Well there is also the up down left right trick...

seriously...



iOS 7 finally lets you put the Newsstand app in a folder. To some that alone is reason enough to celebrate, but there’s also an awesome little bug that lets you hide all of Apple’s other annoying default apps that take up screen real-estate – we’re looking at you Stocks.

For the hack to work, you have to set up one of your iPhone’s pages with a full screen of apps. You’ll also need one folder on that page, and you should place the app(s) that you want to hide in your dock. Once you’re ready, tap and hold on the app you want to disappear, then hit the homebutton twice to bring your app switcher, then go back your homescreen and you’ll notice the app you want to delete is abnormally large. Tap your extra folder on the screen while all the apps are jiggling, and then press your homebutton and viola! the app is gone.

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/246356/ios...oying-default-apps-video/#z8Ro1Xb8kGt3sOM1.99

 

[Keleynal]

I'm more comfortable with the second method because it doesn't feel life I'm giving 3rd party access to my device. The first way probably doesn't do that either, but it feels like it.

 

[Baldoraxx]

Yeah i just make a folder called "useless apps" toss them onto their own page and never see them again. I trust my devise to stay true but like Kel said i kinda get a like cautious when "tinkering" with my phone or using a 3rd party to mess with my phone. It was designed this way so i'm gonna use it the way it was designed.

Good thinking though because those apps suck giant monkey ballz

 

[ToxicAsF]

iOS 7 finally lets you put the Newsstand app in a folder.

Wanna take a guess what my first JB item was back in 5.0.x? Removing newsstand app.

 

[Keleynal]

I dont think iPad has as many of these. I've never seen stocks or compass. There's probably some that don't make sense unless you have a 4g device.