How to Hide Game Apps on iPad (3 Methods to Restrict Game)

Hide Game App on iPad with easy tricks. Learn how to remove app icons with restrictions from the iPad dock and home screen.

Hiding games on the latest iPad and iOS versions is tough, but there are three tricks you can use to hide games on the iPad. These include removing the game app icon from recently played and the iPad dock, moving games into folders, and enabling screen time restrictions. You can easily hide game apps on your iPad without needing third-party apps.

Steps For Hiding Game App on iPad Dock & Home screen

1: Hide Recently Played Game App From iPad Dock

The first Way to Hide app on your iPad is iPad Dock. iPad Dock will show the recently used app on the iPad.

Touch and Hold on to the Recently Played Game App icon on your iPad Dock > Tap on Hide App From the Prompted Menu.

Touch and Hold Game App Icon Select Hide App on iPad

The Game app will remove the iPad dock’s Recent without Disable Recently from the iPad Dock.

2: Hide Game App From iPad Home Screen

We do this in two ways,

These tricks help you hide your Games and apps installed on your iPhone that are easy to find from the Large iPad home screen. The first method is to Move to the App Library & the Second method is to create a folder so all games and apps will be moved into a Folder that is not easy to find from the iPad home screen.

Step 1: Open the Home Screen on your iPad that you want to move into a Folder. Touch and Hold on the Game app icon on your iPad Screen > From the pop-up Menu to Select Edit Home Screen.

Touch and Hold the Game App icon Select Edit Home Screen on iPad

Step 2: All apps will jiggle and Show a Minus mark on the App icon > Then, Choose Remove from Home Screen.

Tap on Remove From Home Screen at the Pop-up Menu on iPad

Step 3: If you want to hide the app, you can also move it to another app folder. You have to overlay the icon with another icon.

Swipe Game App icon to another icon on iPad

Step 4: A folder will be Created Automatically > Change the Folder Name.

Folder Created Change the Folder Name on iPad

Step 5: Now, Both Game apps have moved into the Folder.

Game apps have moved into the Folder on iPad

3: Enable Restriction On Play Game on iPad Using Screen Time

We can enable Screen Time Restrictions on your iPad for apps and games that are installed on it. This feature will prevent you from playing a game beyond the time limit set. To apply Screen Time Restrictions to specific games only, you can do so through the Settings app. Follow the steps below to enable Screen Time Restrictions for installed games and apps.

Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.

Launch the Settings App on iPad

Step 2: Tap on Screen Time > Select App Limits.

Tap on Screen Time Select App Limits on iPad

Step 3: Tap on Add Limit.

Tap on Add Limit on iPad

Step 4: Expand the Games Category using the Expand Error next to the Games name. Find All Games installed on your iPad, Select Games using the Radio buttons, and Tap on Next.

Select Games using the Radio buttons Tap on Next on iPad

Step 5: Now, Set the Time limit; Set Minimum time, 1 minute > Tap on Add to Apply Screen Time restrictions for the Selected Games only.

Set Minimum time 1 minute Tap on Add on iPad

Step 6: App Limits Enabled For the Games.

App Limits Enabled For the Games on iPad

Step 7: Now, You can see on your iPad home screen. The Games icon will see the Screen time icon next to the Game app name.

Screen Time Restrict From Play Game on iPad

That’s it.

I hope you Enjoyed it! Different tricks to Hide or Restrict Games from the iPad dock or Home screen.

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Karly Wood

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