Apps Won’t Open on iPhone, 7 Solutions

1. Restart the iPhone

Restarting is the first thing you can do to fix small iPhone issues. Here’s what you need to do. Restart all iPhone models

1. Open the Settings app on the iPhone.
2. Go to the General menu.
3. Scroll down and select Power Off.
4. Slide the switch and the device will shut down completely.

After a couple of minutes, keep pressing the power key and turn on the iPhone.

2. App update

There may be times when you try to update dozens of apps on iPhone at the same time. When you press the Update All button in the App Store, all the apps in the updating pipeline do not open. If they are updated in the background, the apps won’t open on your iPhone. You have no choice but to wait for iOS to complete the background update process. In the meantime, you can connect your iPhone to a faster Wi-Fi connection and quickly complete the update process.

3. Remove the App from Screen Time

With so many addicting apps and games on the iPhone, many users are addicted to it. Apple offers a Screen Time feature that allows you to put a time limit on apps on iPhone and iPad. If you’ve already used the daily time limit for a specific app on your iPhone, it will be disabled and you won’t be able to open it. You can extend the time limit or remove apps or games from the Screen Time menu. That’s how.

1. Open the Settings app on the iPhone.
2. Go to the Screen Time menu.
3. Select App Limits and you can see apps with a daily time limit.
4. Go to each menu and you can extend the time limit or tap on the Delete limit option at the bottom.

4. Update app

A specific app won’t open on your iPhone? If there is an update available for the app, you can go to the App Store and install the latest build of the app on the iPhone. After that, try opening the app again on the iPhone.

5. Force quit apps

Most users don’t force quit apps on iPhone. They keep the app open in the multitasking menu. You have to completely close the app from the multitasking menu and then reopen the app on your iPhone. To close background apps on your iPhone you have to swipe up and hold from the bottom for iPhone X and later.

This shows the multitasking menu. Use a swipe up gesture on the app card and remove the app from the screen. IPhone users with a Home button can double-click the Home button and access the multitasking menu.

6. Download the app

Sometimes, a large app with a lot of documents and data can interfere with an app on the iPhone. You need to download the app from the Settings menu. That is it will free up the storage space used by the app but will keep its documents and data. Reinstalling the app will restore the data.

1. Open the Settings app on iPhone and go to General> iPhone Storage Menu.
2. You will see a detailed breakdown of app data on iPhone.
3. Open the problematic app and select the Download app option from the menu below.

From the same storage menu, you can check the remaining storage space on the iPhone. If you are running out of storage space, you need to remove unnecessary apps and files from your phone.

7. Update iOS

Apps not opening on iPhone could be due to an outdated iOS build on your phone. You need to go to Settings> General and open the Software Update menu. Install the latest update on your iPhone and try to open the apps again.

Access apps on iPhone

Finally, you can contact the app developer via email or social media and share your iPhone model with the iOS version. In most cases, you should be able to access apps on your iPhone once you have done one of the methods above.