IOS 10 Proactive App Suggestions are Missing

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Now that I've upgraded my iPhone SE to iOS 10 (version 10.0.2), the proactive app suggestions are gone.

What I mean by proactive app suggestions: in iOS 9, when I'd plug in my headphones or connect a bluetooth speaker, a small gray app icon would appear in the lower left of the lock screen or, in the app switcher, a gray app suggestion tab would appear along the bottom of the screen. This would usually be exactly the app I'd want to start using on my iPhone.

The proactive app suggestions feature was very handy. I wish it still existed in iOS 10. Is there a way to turn it back on?

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I've figured out how to re-enable the proactive app suggestions in iOS 10:

Go to Settings → General → Spotlight Search
Turn off the top three options:
- Siri Suggestions
- Suggestions in Search
- Suggestions in Look Up
Go back to the main Settings menu.
Close the Settings app (go to the Home Screen).
Lock the phone (turn off the screen by quickly pressing and releasing the Sleep/Wake button).
Unlock the phone.
Go back to Settings → General → Spotlight Search
Turn on the three options you turned off above.
Lock the phone (turn off the screen).

Now, when I plug in headphones or connect a bluetooth speaker, the proactive app suggestions show up as they did in iOS 9!

I found the basics of this procedure in the comments at this reddit discussion.

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