Lost Apps Icon

[Craig75]

My apps icon has disappeared from my home screen, I have rebooted in safe mode and run the new software update but still no joy, can anyone suggest a solution please? 

P.S The apps are still installed and I have checked all other folders on the homescreen..

Craig

[Emil]

Hi @Craig75,

I'm sorry to hear this.

It sounds like you home screen has been completely reset. When did this happen? Have you tried to download a different launcher to your device?

I'm afraid that if you don't have a backup of your home screens layout you will need to manually recreate it. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

[VK73]

Same problem here. The apps icon is gone and now I can't access any apps that are not on my screens. Some newly installed apps are not accessible at all.

Please tell me I am missing something obvious here. Or is this phone nearly bricked by one unfortunate finger sweep? 

[Qatrium · Accepted solution]

@VK73

Long-press on any empty space in your homescreen -> Settings -> disable "Hide Apps icon" (On newer Xperia Home versions, the setting is renamed to "Enable swipe up")

[VK73]

Thank you, Quester. 

I did not find the line you mentioned, but no matter: while looking for it I have accidentally found the solution for my case.

For the record : my Dutch-localized version has the option of 'all apps available via scroll - up' . That solved it for me.

It seems to me that the apps icon disappears when this option gets selected. The catch is - the icon does not return when that option is later disabled again. May be a bug 

[AllaBabina]

Thank you @Quester. Found your post while looking for the solution for the same problem. Worked well. 

[1Lebo]

The above solutions helped. 

Long press empty space

Settings 

Disable "Enable Swipe Up"

In the process I discovered that in this mode swiping up shows the icons, I quite like this new UX of swiping up for all icons, I think I will keep it.