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Why does my pull down search functionality not work on my iPhone 7?

ausitalia

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Hi Rene,

I have recently had a very annoying problem with my iPhone where when I drag down from the home screen to search for an app and start typing, no results appear - even after restarting I get the same result. Then suddenly it will start working again - only to return a few days later.

Have tried a full reset, power off and on etc but with no luck.

Running iOS 10.2 -

Many thanks Rene !
 

kataran

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Welcome to iMore

I have also experienced this issue after updating to 10.2 but it appears to be fixed in 10.2.1
 

Ledsteplin

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If you're still having issues, try Reset All Settings.
Reset All Settings
Go to Settings >General >Reset >Reset All Settings. This resets to default everything in Settings, including notifications, alerts, brightness, and clock settings like wake up alarms.
 

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Thanks all for the replies - yes I had Spotlight search enabled - still have the problem intermittently - really odd. Have also now updated to 10.2.1. I will try the last resort of resetting all settings :(
 

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Thanks all for the replies - yes I had Spotlight search enabled - still have the problem intermittently - really odd. Have also now updated to 10.2.1. I will try the last resort of resetting all settings :(

It's not that bad. It's not like restoring.
 

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