iOS 10.3 beta: springboard sees no more apps...

I updated several devices to iOS 10.3 beta, upgrade went seemingly smoothly. Things were working, etc. However after updating several apps, first my iPhone 6a plus, then my iPad Air showed no more apps on the home screen. NONE, neither built-in Apple apps, nor 3rd party apps. The only thing that still shows are Safari Bookmarks added to the home screen, but these don't open, as iOS seemingly can't locate Safari. ***?!?! Anyone seen anything like it? Can't believe I'm the only one, given that two out of four of my devices display this behavior, and who knows when the other two follow suit. Siri doesn't work, either: double-beep then screen blanks quickly, then back to (empty) home screen....

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In this thread on MacRumors, user jaisin experiences the same problem:


https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/half-of-my-apps-disappeared.2056865/#post-24806035