Disappearing app icons

Anyone else seen this? The icons for different apps are randomly disappearing from the screen. The app name is still there and the app executes if I tap where the icon would be. This morning I noticed it with google maps and now it is the clock. Also I noticed that some of my folders which have apps in them look empty. When I open the folder the apps are all there.

The picture of the app or the app entirely? It could be a sync issue and you can semi-remedy it by removing the app and redownloading from the App Store. Several including myself have noticed apps swapping pictures but remedied it by removing all the apps and redownloading them.
If it's the app entirely, it could have been removed by Apple on it's store and forced removal by them on your iDevice. Google and Apple including Amazon Kindle can remove by will applications that violate ToS.
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