--- title: "How to Hide Amazon Shopping on iPhone: 5 Ways (iOS 27)" description: "Hide Amazon Shopping on iPhone in 10 seconds: Hide and Require Face ID moves it to a locked Hidden folder. Plus browsing History, alerts and search." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/amazon lang: en-gb published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to hide Amazon Shopping on iPhone > Amazon Shopping can disappear from your Home Screen and search in 10 seconds. Its name still turns up in a few places, listed below. Published 2026-10-31 - Updated 2026-10-31 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against iOS 27 - 31 Oct 2026 ## Quick answer Touch and hold the Amazon Shopping icon, tap Require Face ID, then Hide and Require Face ID, and tap Hide App. It takes about 10 seconds on iOS 18 or later. Amazon Shopping moves to a locked Hidden folder in App Library and drops out of search. Amazon Shopping also has its own option inside the app: Browsing History. Its name can still appear in Screen Time. - **Fastest way:** Hide and Require Face ID (iOS 18 or later). - **Can it be hidden?:** Yes. It moves to the locked Hidden folder in App Library. - **Own privacy setting:** Browsing History (Visit your Browsing History -> Choose the settings symbol in the right corner -> More settings -> Browsing History on/off). - **Still visible in:** Screen Time, Battery and your App Store purchases. - **iOS version:** iOS 18 or later - **Time needed:** About 10 seconds - **Difficulty:** Easy - **Needs an app?:** No - **Reversible?:** Yes - **Changes backups?:** No Amazon Shopping can be hidden in about 10 seconds with the iOS Hidden folder, and Amazon Shopping has 3 privacy settings of its own. Below are 5 ways, fastest first, and the places Amazon Shopping still shows up afterwards. We checked the iOS steps against Apple's iOS 27 documentation and Amazon Shopping's settings against its official help pages in October 2026. ## Method 1: Hide Amazon Shopping with Face ID (iOS 18 and later) This is the only built-in way that hides Amazon Shopping from your Home Screen, App Library and search at once. 1. **Find Amazon Shopping on your Home Screen** Touch and hold the Amazon Shopping icon until the quick actions menu opens. 2. **Tap Require Face ID** On iPhones with Touch ID it says Require Touch ID. You can also choose Require Passcode. 3. **Tap Hide and Require Face ID** Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. 4. **Tap Hide App** Amazon Shopping leaves the Home Screen and moves to the locked Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. Amazon Shopping keeps working, and its data is untouched. Open it from the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. On iOS 17 or earlier, remove it from the Home Screen instead (see below). **What this does not do:** it doesn't hide Amazon Shopping from Screen Time, and it doesn't change iCloud backups. Anyone who knows your iPhone passcode can open the Hidden folder. ## Method 2: Amazon Shopping's own privacy settings iOS hides the app icon. Amazon Shopping itself can hide what's inside it. These settings work on any iOS version that Amazon Shopping supports. ### Browsing History Go to **Visit your Browsing History -> Choose the settings symbol in the right corner -> More settings -> Browsing History on/off**. Turn off Browsing History so new items you view are not saved. Select Remove from view under an item, or Remove all items from view, to clear it. ### Exclude purchases from recommendations Go to **Go to Improve Your Recommendations**. Toggle off 'Use this item for recommendations' next to a past purchase, such as a gift, so it stops shaping your recommendations. ### Hide Amazon Shopping message previews Go to **Amazon app -> Your Account (Person icon) -> Settings (cog icon) -> Notifications -> Account and shipping**. Turn shipping and delivery push notifications on or off. Lock Screen previews are controlled in iPhone Settings -> Notifications -> Amazon. ## Other ways to hide Amazon Shopping - **Remove it from the Home Screen.** Touch and hold Amazon Shopping, tap **Remove App**, then **Remove from Home Screen**. It moves to App Library and still shows in search. - **Keep it out of Siri and search.** Go to **Settings -> Siri -> Excluded Apps**, tap **Add Apps** and select Amazon Shopping. Apple says excluded apps aren't available to Siri, Search or suggestions. - **Hide its notification previews.** Go to **Settings -> Notifications -> Amazon Shopping -> Show Previews** and choose **Never** or **When Unlocked**. - **Hide it from your App Store purchases.** In the App Store, tap your photo, tap **Apps & Purchase History**, then swipe left on Amazon Shopping and tap **Hide**. ## Does hiding Amazon Shopping hide its notifications, Siri suggestions, Spotlight and backups? | Where | Hidden with Face ID | Removed from Home Screen | |---|---|---| | Notification previews | Content hidden | Still shown | | Siri suggestions | Not shown | Still shown | | Spotlight search | App hidden from results | Still shown | | iCloud backup | Unchanged | Unchanged | Apple says information inside a locked or hidden app doesn't appear in places like notification previews, search and Siri suggestions. Hiding never changes what your iPhone backs up. ## How to unhide Amazon Shopping 1. **Open App Library.** Swipe left past your last Home Screen page. 2. **Open the Hidden folder.** Scroll to the bottom, tap Hidden and authenticate. 3. **Unhide Amazon Shopping.** Touch and hold Amazon Shopping, tap Don't Require Face ID and authenticate again. Amazon Shopping goes back to App Library. Drag it to your Home Screen from there. ## Hide Amazon Shopping on iPad The same Require Face ID menu works on iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. Hiding doesn't sync through iCloud, so hide Amazon Shopping separately on each device. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you hide Amazon Shopping on iPhone? Yes. On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Amazon Shopping, tap Require Face ID, then Hide and Require Face ID. Amazon Shopping moves to a locked Hidden folder in App Library and disappears from search. On older iOS versions you can only remove it from the Home Screen, which leaves it in App Library. ### Where does Amazon Shopping go when you hide it? It goes to the Hidden folder at the very bottom of App Library. Swipe left past your last Home Screen page, scroll down and tap Hidden. The folder opens with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Amazon Shopping keeps working from there, with all its data. ### Does hiding Amazon Shopping delete it or its data? No. Hiding or removing Amazon Shopping from the Home Screen doesn't delete the app or anything in it. Only Delete App removes it from your iPhone. Even then, data stored in your Amazon Shopping account online is not deleted. ### Can someone tell that I hid Amazon Shopping? Possibly. The Hidden folder itself is visible at the bottom of App Library, though it needs Face ID or your passcode to open. Amazon Shopping can also still appear in Screen Time, the Battery list and your App Store purchase history. Anyone who knows your passcode can open everything. ### Does hiding Amazon Shopping on iPhone hide it on my iPad? No. Apple says hidden and locked apps don't sync through iCloud, so the setting only applies to the iPhone where you set it. If you use Amazon Shopping on an iPad, hide it there too with the same Require Face ID menu. ## Bottom line Hide and Require Face ID is the fastest way to hide Amazon Shopping: about 10 seconds, and it's gone from your Home Screen and search. Add Amazon Shopping's own settings to hide what's inside it. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios) - [Apple Personal Safety User Guide: Lock or hide apps on your iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/personal-safety/ipsd0be4c185/web) - [Apple Support: Change Siri settings on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-siri-settings-iphc28624b81abc/ios) - [Apple Support: Change notification settings on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-notification-settings-iph7c3d96bab/ios) - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPad](https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/lock-or-hide-an-app-ipad4026f2de/ipados) - [Amazon Help: Manage Your Browsing History](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GXPNZSZPM3UPM2VA) - [Amazon Help: Edit Your Browsing History](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=ThsLcti3lbgjzcLObd) - [Amazon Help: Archived Orders](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G7882F7JTSV9N5BS) - [Amazon Help: Push Notifications for Shipment Tracking](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TEGsldIw9cwtEh8Uzv) ## More Amazon Shopping privacy guides - [Amazon Shopping privacy on iPhone: every setting](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/apps/amazon) ## Hide apps for other apps - [How to hide YouTube on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/youtube) - [How to hide Instagram on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/instagram) - [How to hide Messages on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/messages) - [How to hide Photos on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/photos) - [How to hide Safari on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/safari) - [How to hide Snapchat on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/snapchat) - [All hide-app guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps) --- Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. 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