Is there a way to restore the search function in the Apps folder?

I have a Moto Z Play running Nougat 7.0. Got up this morning and the battery was totally run down. I must have left something running when I went to sleep that drained it. When I juiced up the battery and the phone booted, all of my shortcuts were gone on the home pages, but all applications that I have tested appear to be working. The apps are stll on the phone, but...

But if I open the Apps folder, there is no search. Even if I type in one letter, nothing is found. I hope there is a way to fix this without doing a hard reset!!

I am the original poster of this question. The issue disappeared without me doing anything to correct it. I suspect others may have had the same experience. Search now works flawlessly. It must have been a system maintenance issue that the OS repaired.