Download Apple apps back to your iPhone and iPad

You can visit the App Store to download Apple apps such as music, podcasts, weather, cards and find my mistakes in your iPhone or iPad. If you can't find them. It is possible that you have uninstalled you and your device has to download you again. Or you have simply disappeared from your start screen and are now hiding in the app library.

There are also some iPhone apps that Apple did not provide on the iPad. Until recently, this was the case with the calculator. You may need to install an update to get it.

I will guide you through all possibilities and show you how to bring Apple's stock apps back to your iPhone or iPad.

Download Apple apps on your iPhone or iPad

There are some Apple apps for iPhone that are not available on the iPad: journal, compass, telephone, wallet and clock. For this you have to download alternatives such as the first day, Compass ° and Google Voice.

Download Apple apps from the App Store

All Apple apps are available in the App Store. However, you may have problems looking for you. There are many apps with similar names.

Click here to search and download everyone.

If you still can't find what you are looking for on the iPad, you have to update iPados. If you see “Open” instead of “buy”, “Get” or the download symbol, you have already installed the app – but I'll show you how to put you back on the start screen.

Add apps back to your home screen

Go back to your start screen and pull down to search. Enter the name of the app you are looking for. Tap the symbol and pull it down. You can put it wherever you want to make it easier in the future.

More apps may be installed on your device that have no symbols on the start screen. These are hidden in the app library. The idea is that you can wipe further right and see everything different You have installed that you may not want to see all the time.

If you find this more confusing than more useful, there is an attitude that can help. Go to Settings> Start screen and app library and set newly downloaded apps on Add to the start screen.

Update your iPad to download the latest Apple apps

In Ipados 18, Apple made the calculators app available for the first time by introducing mathematical notes. If you want this function, you have to update your iPad. Similarly, Ipados 16 added the weather app.

To update your iPad's operating system, go to Settings> General> Software update.

We originally published this article for downloading Apple Apps on March 17, 2023. We updated it with new information.