Do you mean that it's not showing up on the homescreen? If so, there's an easy fix for that: access the app drawer (either by swiping up from the bottom of the screen or by tapping on an icon that looks like a grid of dots), scroll through the list until you find your messaging app, press-and-hold it, then drag it to your homescreen.
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