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The App Library is a new way to organize your iPhone's apps, introduced in iOS 14. To find it, simply swipe all the way to the very last, rightmost page of your iPhone's home screen. Once there, you'll see all of your apps organized into several folders. These folders are created based on what sort of apps you have — you might see a folder for games, another folder for shopping, and another folder for ordering food, for instance. You can't rename the folders on this screen, nor can you choose how the apps get arranged. But there are a few ways to browse through the apps on this screen, as well as use it to edit your home screen. Here's how to use the App Library on your iPhone. How to use the App Library on an iPhone to find your appsThere are a couple of ways to open apps from the App Library.
How to use the App Library to hide apps from the home screenOne of the most powerful advantages of the new App Library is that it allows you to hide apps from the home screen. Whether you want to hide rarely used apps, or are striving for a minimalist home screen with just a handful of your most essential apps, you can banish any unwanted apps to the App Library. This is a handy way to streamline your iPhone without actually deleting apps completely. 1. On the home screen, tap and hold an app icon you want to hide until its pop-up menu appears. 2. Tap "Remove App." 3. In the pop-up window, tap "Move to App Library." The app will now disappear from the home screen, but it's not completely gone — it's still in the App Library, just as it was before. If you want to start that app, you now need to find it in the App Library. A new option in iOS 14 lets you hide an app rather than delete it when you choose to remove an app. Dave Johnson/Business InsiderHow to restore an app to the home screenIf you change your mind, you can easily recover an app that you removed from the home screen. 1. Go to the App Library. 2. Find the app you want to restore. You can do that with the automatic folders, or by using the search bar. 3. Tap and hold the app's icon until the pop-up menu appears. 4. Tap "Add to Home Screen." If you've hidden an app from the Home Screen, you can restore it using the App Library. Dave Johnson/Business Insider
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Dave Johnson Freelance Writer Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider. Read more Read less How do I get my apps back on my Home screen?Some of these steps work only on Android 9 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.. Touch and hold the app, then lift your finger. If the app has shortcuts, you'll get a list.. Touch and hold the shortcut.. Slide the shortcut to where you want it. Lift your finger.. Why are my apps not showing on Home screen?Check If the Missing Apps Are Hidden
Some models of Android devices are allowed to hide or freeze the apps. Once the apps are set to be hidden, they will disappear on the home screen. To uncover a hidden app, you can: Slide outward the interface with your two fingers on the home screen.
How do I show all apps on my iPhone Home screen?To go to the Home Screen, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen (on an iPhone with Face ID) or press the Home button (on an iPhone with a Home button). Swipe left to browse apps on other Home Screen pages. Swipe left past all your Home Screen pages to see App Library, where your apps are organized by category.
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