So, the settings app icon on your iPhone or iPad is missing?

Don’t worry; I’ll show you how to fix it in less than a minute!

How to easily Restore the Settings Icon on the iPhone or iPad

Follow the steps below in order to reset the settings icon on your iPhone or iPad:

1. To begin, open Spotlight Search by swiping down from the middle of the top edge of the screen and dragging down.
2. In Spotlight Search, type Settings and tap it when it appears in the search results.
3. In settings, scroll through the menu until you reach the option that says something along the lines of Reset.
4. Once inside this menu, simply reset your home screen layout by tapping Reset Home Screen Layout.
5. When prompted to confirm whether or not you want to reset your home screen layout, press Reset Home Screen.

Your application icons should reappear after doing so.

Other Solutions to Restore the Settings Icon on the iPhone or iPad

1- Restart Your iPhone/iPad

Another alternative to restore the settings app on your iPhone or iPad would be to restart it.

1. Press and hold either the volume up or down button, along with the power button, until the slider appears to turn it off.
2. Now drag the slider to restart your iPhone or iPad.
3. Wait for 30 seconds before powering it back on.
4. To power it on, press the power button until the Apple logo appears.

The phone or iPad should boot up as normal, with the Settings icon back in place.

2- Restore Your iOS Device From a Previous Backup

One more alternative would be to restore the device from a previous backup. 

Make sure you have backed up your device before doing this, because the backup you’re about to restore will bring back all of your apps, settings, contacts, etc., from a certain point in time, i.e., not necessarily the most up-to-date version.

However, it will delete all of your music that is not synced with iCloud, your Mac, or iTunes first.

It may also reset some other preferences that were set on the iPhone/iPad, such as email accounts, etc.

So, make sure you know what you’re doing if you go down this route, more on how to back up your iOS device later. 

Otherwise, I recommend the very first option above for most users who need to get their Settings app back onto their iPhone or iPad.

▪️ Restore Your iOS Device From an iCloud Backup 

1. On your iOS device, go into Apps & Data
2. Now tap Restore from iCloud Backup 
3. You should be prompted to sign in to iCloud using your Apple ID
4. Once logged in, locate the backup you’d like to restore, then tap on it
5. You’ll be able to restore apps and purchases, regardless of whether they were made from one and the same Apple ID or different ones; just log into every single one of them if prompted.
6. A progress bar will appear; make sure your iOS device remains connected to the Internet. If you get disconnected, don’t worry, the restoration process will simply pause and resume once back online.
7. Wait for the backup to finish, which can take anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of hours, depending on your Internet connection, and the size of your backup.

▪️ Restore Your iOS Device From an iTunes Backup 

1. On your Mac or Windows PC, open iTunes
2. Connect your iOS device via cable to your computer or PC
3. Locate your device on the left side 
4. Go to General 
5. Under Backups, click on Restore Backup…
6. A window will appear, prompting your to choose a backup to restore
7. Enter the password if the backup was encrypted
8. Click on Restore
9. Keep your iOS connected to your computer until it finishes 

How to Backup Your iOS Device

If you’ve found yourself saying, “If anything were to happen to my iPhone, I’d be so mad!”, here’s how you can set things up so that your data is less likely to wind up lost or in the wrong hands, using iCloud, Mac, or iTunes.

How to Backup Your iOS Device using iCloud

Apple provides iCloud Backup for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad. When enabled, you can backup your device data (e.g., Camera Roll, Contacts) to the cloud without having to connect to iTunes or sync with a computer.

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings
2. Under your setting, tap on your name and photo
3. Tap on iCloud
4. Now, select iCloud Backup.
5. Finally, turn on iCloud Backup.

You should note that iCloud will automatically backup your phone provided it’s plugged in and connected to the Internet; Your device should also be locked in order for the auto-backup to take place.

iCloud Backup is enabled by default, but it can be turned off at any time.

iCloud generates daily backups every 24 hours. You can also manually trigger an immediate backup whenever you want to.

To perform a manual backup, tap Back Up Now.

If you run out of storage space due to iCloud backups, the methods below will help you solve this issue:

▪️ How to Delete iCloud Backup on an iOS Device

One great thing about turning on iCloud Backup is that it backs up your iPhone data without having to sync with iTunes on your computer. But if you no longer need all the data backed up in iCloud, you can get rid of it.

There are two ways to delete iCloud Backups: 

• Removing a single backup from a specific date 
• Deleting all backups from a specific device 

▪️ How to Reduce Occupied iCloud Storage Space

If you turn on iCloud Backup and find that your iOS device is running out of space because of the backup, there are things you can do to reduce iCloud storage usage.

You can opt not to back up some data or apps that automatically sync with iTunes, such as iBooks and Podcasts, which will save space for other types of data needed by iOS devices.

In addition, if you have more than one iOS device connected to an iCloud account, you can change the number of days the system keeps backups or clear all settings and data from your device.

How to Back Up Your iOS Device Using Your Mac

Make sure you have a cable to connect your iOS device to the computer with.

1. Open Finder.
2. Locate and click on your iOS device in the sidebar.
3. Click General at the top of the Finder screen.
4. At this point, there are two choices for what you want to do:

a) If you would like to backup all of your data onto this Mac and protect that information with an encryption password, select Encrypt local backup and then click Back Up Now.

b) If you’d only like certain items backed up, deselect the undesired ones (or if you don’t want anything encrypted), select Back Up Now.

If you choose to encrypt your backup data, a pop-up window will come up asking you for a password.

After filling it in and clicking “OK,” click “Use Mac account” if prompted.

It will take some extra time for the first backup to finish. If the process ever fails before it gets finished entirely, just keep trying until it works!

Repeat this process whenever you want to back up your iOS device onto your Mac again.

How to Back Up Your iOS Device Using Your Windows PC

I recommend that anyone with an iOS device do this as it can be very helpful in case anything happens to your device.

If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, then you’re definitely going to want to know how to back up all of your stuff onto your computer just in case something should happen to the device.

Before starting this tutorial, please make sure that the latest version of iTunes is installed on your PC, and also connect your device to your computer and Open iTunes.

1. Open iTunes on your computer if it isn’t already open.
2. If you don’t have the latest version of iTunes installed on your Windows PC, then download the latest version here.
3. When the iOS device is connected to iTunes, click on it in the upper left-hand side of the iTunes window, then click on the Summary tab.
4. After that, click Back Up Now to start the first backup of your iOS device.
5. You also have the option to encrypt your backup, by selecting Encrypt local backup, then set a password, and finally click on Set password.

It will take some time, depending on how much data you have on your device, so be patient.

This is very useful if anything happens to your iPhone or iPad and can also save you lots of time when setting up new devices for yourself or anyone else.