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App Library Thoughts
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I have a love/hate relationship with App Library. I agree 100% on putting the App Library to the left of homescreen (Swipe Right and you’re there). To get the Widget/Today screen swipe left with the abillity to create multiple Widget screens and of course regular home screens if so desired.
Allow user to decide which “Folder” an app should be placed in, not the system decide. I have banking, contacts and apps like keynote all in the “Productivity” folder in “App Library”. User should be able to create and name their own folders in Library as well as arrange app icons inside that folder the way they want them not just alphabetical order. I currently have three home screens setup. One for everyday/important stuff, one for business, one for entertainment. I have several different Home Security and Automation apps and they are in two different apps in “Library”. Having a list is fine but I don’t want to swipe several times, tap to get to search then scroll through dozens of app to find the one I want. I can just pull down on a home screen now and get a search bar, type in app name or use microphone and go.
App Library is a nice idea but I think things like this are developed by folks that are focused only on that one item and they don’t use it in a everyday scenario. Having said that I understand that is what the Beta is for, to get feedback from the real world.
Allow user to decide which “Folder” an app should be placed in, not the system decide. I have banking, contacts and apps like keynote all in the “Productivity” folder in “App Library”. User should be able to create and name their own folders in Library as well as arrange app icons inside that folder the way they want them not just alphabetical order. I currently have three home screens setup. One for everyday/important stuff, one for business, one for entertainment. I have several different Home Security and Automation apps and they are in two different apps in “Library”. Having a list is fine but I don’t want to swipe several times, tap to get to search then scroll through dozens of app to find the one I want. I can just pull down on a home screen now and get a search bar, type in app name or use microphone and go.
App Library is a nice idea but I think things like this are developed by folks that are focused only on that one item and they don’t use it in a everyday scenario. Having said that I understand that is what the Beta is for, to get feedback from the real world.
I have in iOS 13 only two half-filled pages. Everything is located exactly as I like it.
In iOS 14 came App Libary, so now I have a page more that I do not know what I need for - except that it bothers my sense of order, because everything is cluttered around in there.
I WISH Apple gave an opportunity to turn it off. I will stay on iOS 13 until such an opportunity comes up.
In iOS 14 came App Libary, so now I have a page more that I do not know what I need for - except that it bothers my sense of order, because everything is cluttered around in there.
I WISH Apple gave an opportunity to turn it off. I will stay on iOS 13 until such an opportunity comes up.
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The only thing I really don't like about the app library is the folders constantly change their place, so it removes the convenience to quickly access my apps at the same place. Other than that, I think its a good way to removes multiple pages of apps and I like it.
It is a disorganized mess. Need options to not enable or to have it in list format with sort options - used, updated, size.
Let users move apps to categories that make sense, as they don’t as is. Not needed, added overhead, someone thought it was brilliant but I don’t think it should’ve got beyond prototype qualification
Let users move apps to categories that make sense, as they don’t as is. Not needed, added overhead, someone thought it was brilliant but I don’t think it should’ve got beyond prototype qualification
in my opinion, if you deactivate an App from Siri Suggestions etc, it should also not appear in App Library. What if I want to hide an app? Right now it appears as a big a** icon as soon as you swipe left on the home screen ...
(I used to hide it on a empty 4th page of my "utility" folder)
(I used to hide it on a empty 4th page of my "utility" folder)
Another issue I found is in the App Library folders, the top left app icon does not open the corresponding app no matter how many time I tap on it. If I want to open that app from the App Library I have to go to the search and either type in or scroll down to find the app I want to open. All the other apps open fine but not the top left one.
I also don’t like the constant shuffling around of the folders and that apps are placed in folders that don’t relate to what that app does. Not all apps but some. I have banking apps in two different folders. The Library has great potential but needs to allow much more user customization, i.e. allow user to name folder, arrange icons in order the user wants not alphabetical, arrange folders in Library according to user needs.
I also don’t like the constant shuffling around of the folders and that apps are placed in folders that don’t relate to what that app does. Not all apps but some. I have banking apps in two different folders. The Library has great potential but needs to allow much more user customization, i.e. allow user to name folder, arrange icons in order the user wants not alphabetical, arrange folders in Library according to user needs.
I removed almost all my apps from the home screen (except for phone, Safari and messages in the dock). I am using widgets on the home screen as don’t have a problem using the App Library to find the app I need at any given time. it doesn’t really slow me down.
This. Like why is Reddit not in the Social folder? Little things like that. Hope some is fixed in time.
I wish it was just an alphabetical app drawer like android. Makes more sense than auto categorizing it into folders.
You can today... they're called FOLDERS, and they live on your HOME SCREEN, and you can set them up any way you choose.
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I don't need it. There is no option to disable it
The option to disable it would be nice... for now, just don't swipe to it. Easy peasy.
While the concept of the App Library may be good, the execution falls short, in my opinion. I can't edit the folders and grouping that Apple chooses, so it can't effectively replace my own folder arrangement. It puts a web browser in "Utilities", a printer app in "Creativity", a non-educational game in "Education", and puts Apple Wallet in "Utilities", rather than "Productivity & Finance". It won't let you change any of that, so I'll wait for future updates before I consider moving away from my existing folder structure.
Agree with you on this..its a no from me. I have kept my phone organized and then saw what it would do with the ones I have and it made it a mess... I wont be using this feature at all.
One point of clarification. Apple doesn't choose the categories/grouping, the app developers do.
Thanks for that. Still, the user should be able to edit the categories that each app belongs to. For example, it's not intuitive at all to think of Apple Wallet as a utility. It's 100% related to finance.
It seems that the idea if a user wants to organize things then the regular Folders and be used for that, while App Library is just meant to be something automatic. That said, seems like developers and Apple should perhaps categorize things at least a little better.
I'm fine with doing my own folders, but it would be nice if they could have the same look and function as the App Library folders, with the most recent/most active icons larger than the others.
Ding ding ding! This is correct. "Make your own folders" argument is masking the real issue.