Favorites list is not offered

1P_Dave Aside form Search, the only item that appears is a section labeled "Suggested Items". And then it says "no suggestions". It seems to me that this is where "Favorites" ought to appear. Oddly, on my iPad, there is an option to log in with TouchID. But on my iphone 13, there is no option for logging in with FaceID. Obviously that would take care of the issue.

Edit: if I touch the search field, then yes, the item I'm looking for does show up in the list. But that's less convenient and slower than picking from a short Favorites list.