iPhone 13 Pro How to delete "target" icon after restore?

[DC41]

Recent convert to iPhone from Android. I had to restore my phone, and all went fine except one stupid icon. It was no name beneath it. It doesn't respond to long-press: tap "-". I assume it's an app that was installed before the restore that didn't get reinstalled during the recovery. I have no idea each app it was. I just want to get rid of it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[eyoungren]

Try restarting your phone. Those are 'invisible' apps that generally don't show, but sometimes happen to appear.

 

[DC41]

Try restarting your phone. Those are 'invisible' apps that generally don't show, but sometimes happen to appear.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've tried that... several times. It's a persistent little bugger!

 

[now i see it]

Look for it in Settings. Maybe can delete from there? But it’s probably a screw up and just a ghost app icon. I’ve never experienced one of those before.

 

[DC41]

It's not in settings. I guess it's just a ghost icon left over from the restore. Just wish I knew how to get rid of it.

 

[now i see it]

Restore as new will get rid of it but man it’s a hassle to set up an iPhone all over again not using a backup.

 

[DC41]

Tried Apple Support. They were quick to respond and tried to be helpful... even escalating my case with no wait. They finally had me plug my iPhone into my Mac. I got an error message saying my phone was corrupt and needed to reset the whole thing. I couldn't use the backup because that's what caused the problem in the first place.

So, I spent most of last night and this morning installing everything from scratch - one app at a time. Biggest problem? I forgot all about my Google Authenticator and all its 2FA accounts. One by one I'm logging in and turning off 2FA/app. There are a few where I don't know how to get around it.