How to Use iOS App Library to Make Folders and Categories – Guide
iOS 14 has introduced the App Library, which organizes your apps into labeled groups to make them easier to find. All your current apps can be found there, and any apps you download in the future will also be placed there. (You can decide if you want the apps to be visible on your home screen; let’s learn how to do this later in this article.) ..
After upgrading to the new operating system, my Newly Added folders included Utilities, Productivity & Finance, Social Affairs, Creativity, Information & Reading, Gaming, Entertainment, Health & Fitness and Travel. Each folder was divided into four quadrants; each quadrant showed an icon for an app. If a folder contained more than four apps, the remaining icons were collapsed and grouped into a single quadrant. ..
What is the App Library?
The app library on the iPhone is a great way to organize and make it easier to access apps. You can hide app pages, create categories for apps, and more. The bottom of your last iPhone apps page is a great place to start.
How to use the iPhone app library on iOS
Accessing the App Library
If you’re an iPhone user, go to your last apps page. If you’re an iPad user, go to your last apps page.
Swipe one more time from right to left to continue.
The App Library now includes automatically generated app categories. This makes it easier for you to find the right apps for your needs.
Using the App Library
You can open an individual app by tapping it. ..
The search bar at the top of this page allows you to find apps by keyword.
To see all the apps in the App Library folder, tap the four small app bundles in the lower right corner of a category.
Scroll down to see an alphabetical list of all apps in the App Library.
Interestingly, I couldn’t launch the App Library with Siri.
Hiding iPhone Application Pages
Press and hold on a blank area of your home screen or any page in the application and then release.
Once in edit mode, tap the app page icons at the bottom center of the screen. ..
Hide all the app pages you want to uncheck.
Tap Done in the upper right corner to finish your work.
Managing the Application Library
After editing the app’s pages, you’ll see a notice that new downloads will appear in the Recently Added section of the app’s library. Currently, new app downloads are also displayed in your home screen or any page in the app, but you can change this in the Settings app. If you want new downloads to appear just up in the iPhone application library and not on any page in the app, go to Settings> Home screen and tap “Application library only”.
The “Show in app library” notification badge is an option that can be set on your device. This will allow you to have reminders and a shortcut for when you want to watch a show.
Going beyond
Delete apps by category.
To add an app to your home screen:
- Press and hold on the app in the app library.
- Drag the app to your home screen. ..
There is no way to rename the automatically created App Library categories or reorganize them (hopefully this will make it in an update).
You can still use folders on your home screen or application pages, but they are separate.
Final note
iOS App Library can be used to create folders and categories for your apps. ..
