Hiding Unwanted Apple Apps
One of the most frustrating things I’ve found with iOS is that I haven’t been able to hide native Apple applications that I’m not using. In my internet wandering, while stuck in the airport in Washington DC, I found a website that gives you a way to hide these unwanted applications.
It’s not a permanent change; the applications will come back if you restart the device. Additionally, it does not require jailbreaking your device. This is great for me, since I hardly ever reboot my devices and I no longer jailbreak them since Apple gave us a bit more control over system sounds.
As always, in cases like this, proceed at your own risk. That said, I have not had any issues with this process. Here’s what you need to do:
Step 1: Go to the following website on your iDevice: rag3hack.no-ip.org
Step 2: Tap on “Hide Apps without Jailbreak”
Step 3: Choose the App you want to hide and tap on it
Step 4: You’ll be asked to install a new App, so confirm that it’s what you want to do. The installation will not complete, but that’s ok — it’s supposed to do that. Just tap done.
Step 5: The App you’re trying to hide will turn grey and it will have the word “Hide” before its name. Just tap and hold until it starts jiggling and then tap the “X” in the corner to remove it.
From what I’ve seen, the site doesn’t let you do this with all the Apple apps; I still can’t get rid of Photo Booth on my iPad, but I can get rid of Newsstand and Game Center on my phone.
Should you want to get these Apps back, all you need to do is power off your device and power it back on again.