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Restore Home Screen

Whether you encounter the similar situations below?

“How do I get my icons back on my home screen?”

“How do I restore my iPhone icons?”

If you just encounter the similar issue above, don't worry. You can try “Restore Home Screen” mode to restore home screen of iOS device in an easy way. The following instructions will help you do it.

Tech Specs

Windows OS Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista (both 32bit and 64bit)
macOS macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and above

Supported Device Models

All iOS Devices with iOS Version 5 and above

Differences between Trial Version & Activated Version

Benefits Trial Version Activated Version
Restore Home Screen

Step 1. Download AnyTrans on Your Computer.

Before you start to restore home screen, get the tool downloaded and installed on your computer. Please make sure the network is stable while downloading and installing AnyTrans on your computer.

Step 2. Connect Your iOS Device to the Computer via a USB Cable.

By default, AnyTrans will detect your iOS device automatically. If you don’t connect your iOS device to computer or your iOS device isn’t recognized, you will see the interface as below.

Connect Your iOS Device to the Computer

Connect Your iOS Device to the Computer

Once your device is detected by AnyTrans successfully, you will see the main interface as below.

Device Connected Interface

Device Connected Interface

Once the data is loaded completely, the interface below will display. And please click Home Screen Manager button.

Click Home Screen Manager Button

Click Home Screen Manager Button

If AnyTrans fails to recognize your iOS device, you may try these troubleshooting steps to check more solutions. Or you can contact our Support Team to get further help.

Step 3. Click Restore Home Screen Option.

After clicking Home Screen Manager button, the interface below will pop up. And please click Restore Home Screen option.

Click Restore Home Screen Option

Click Restore Home Screen Option

Step 4. Choose One Backup You Would Like to Restore.

After clicking Restore Home Screen option, please choose one backup you would like to restore.

Choose Backup to Restore

Choose Backup to Restore

Step 5. Click Restore to Device Button.

After you choosing backup you would like to restore, please click Restore to Device button.

Click Restore to Device button

Click Restore to Device button

Step 6. Restore Completed.

After clicking Restore to Device button, the restore process will complete within a few seconds. Once the restore process completes, you will see the interface below. And you can check the home screen restored on your iOS device. To go back to the previous page, please click Back button.

Restore Completed

Restore Completed

If you still have questions after reading this guide, please refer to FAQs page to check more solutions. Or you can contact our Support Team to get further help. We are here to help you!