Items disappear or get checked off by accident

When items disappear from your list or move to the bought items even though nobody bought them, the most common cause is an accidental swipe or a quick tap in the store. You can undo an accidental deletion right away, easily find a checked-off item, and turn off the gestures you trigger without meaning to.

Undo an accidental deletion

Right after you delete an item, a bar with an Undo button appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap it, and the item comes back to the list.

If the bar is already gone, add the item again. The quickest way to find it is the Recent tab after you tap + Add.

Find an item checked off by mistake

Checked-off items move to the bottom of the list, among the bought items. When it’s hard to find the one tapped by mistake on a long list, sort the bought items in the order they were checked off:

The most recently checked-off item then comes first among the bought items. Tap the box next to it, and the item goes back to the top of the list. This setting is especially handy in the store, when you check items off quickly, one after another.

Turn off swipe gestures

You can delete or check off an item by swiping it. It’s easy to trigger a gesture without meaning to, for example while scrolling the list or holding your phone in one hand. You can turn gestures off in Settings  → Manage gestures:

• Items disappear: turn off Swipe an item to the left to delete it. You can still delete items in the item panel.
• Items get checked off on their own: turn off Swipe an item to the right to check it off. You can still check items off by tapping the box next to them.

You can read more about gestures in How to change or turn off swipe gestures.