Many
iPhone 6,7 and iPhone X/8 users are reporting NULL application shown in settings.
The Null is shown in the list of the apps and there is no way to open it. Moreover
the users is unable to delete NULL entry in settings app. Setting app showing Null
with no icon or name. There are no icon on home screen, just in the list of
apps in settings. When I tap it shows "Allow (null) to access"
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| iPhone showing - allow null to access. image: apple.com |
This
seems to be security flaw in the iPhone and iOS 12. As not only in the setting
app but when you will open network settings app like Edge , you can see there
are also null entry with message "Allow (null) to access". The issue
seems to be present in latest iPhone XR on iOS 12. The Null entry shown randomly
in different places and many users have queries like
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null message on iphone
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can't delete null app iphone
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what does null mean on iphone contacts
How to delete the Null app from iPhone XR/XS/8/7/6 on iOS 12/11 :
Fix 1: Delete the null Entry app from iPhone
Go to Settings
> General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage
Storage . you should now see
the nameless app. By tapping on it, you
would have the option Delete App which get rid of the problem.
Fix 2: Re-download the apps
In most of
the cases the NULL app is shown in place of a app that is not downloaded or
loaded properly in iPhone after iOS 12 upgrade. In that case you should look
for any missing app in the iPhone like Weather, BBC news etc and download them
again to compete the installation.
Fix 3 : Reset the iPhone and restore iOS
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Make sure to take a backup of the iPhone using
iTunes or iCloud before doing this. Please do a full iPhone reset and restoring it off an
iCloud backup. This will reset the iPhone and its app the Null issue should get
fixed.
Detailed
steps:
1.
Go to Settings > General > Reset,
then tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”
2.
On the Apps & Data screen, tap Restore
from iCloud Backup, then sign in to iCloud.
3.
Proceed to “Choose backup,” then choose from a
list of available backups in iCloud.
Set up a
new device from an iCloud backup
1.
Turn on your iOS device.
2.
From the Apps & Data screen, tap Restore from
iCloud Backup, then sign in to iCloud.
3.
Proceed to “Choose backup,” then choose from a
list of available backups in iCloud.
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