I have the problem with an iPad with over 1,000 apps. I guess I have to start cleaning to get it down to 999.
I honestly don't think this will solve the issue because Notes, Calendar, Reminders, etc. do NOT show up in Spotlight.
I have the problem with an iPad with over 1,000 apps. I guess I have to start cleaning to get it down to 999.
I'm planning to take the dive and erase it all. I already have the iCloud plan for a couple bucks a month, so I have that + I may do an iTunes backup if I can free up enough space....then I will erase all content > then I also read that it's best to do that a second time again > then I'll download apps directly from the app store and not do a restore. Need a functioning phone for work.
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Any last minute tips on making sure I don't miss something on planning the back up/recovery? About to screenshot my app folders that I have set up to re-create them after the fact.
Did you also try to recover from pc or mac?UPDATE: DO NOT RECOVER YOUR APPS & DATA FROM ICLOUD WHEN REQUESTED!
so, you first made erase apple device and issue gone. But after you roll backup issue appear again, don’t you? Stupid apple iOS 14 !!!Hi guys, just coming back to report that doing the full erase brought back the Spotlight search!! I chose not to recover from my iCloud backup at startup, so I can't really tell you whether that would have changed anything. But I'm back baby!!! So stupid.
UPDATE: DO NOT RECOVER YOUR APPS & DATA FROM ICLOUD WHEN REQUESTED! I tried a couple things after I posted this. I likely won't be coming back to post every step of the way since I only made this account to try and solve my original issue, but passing along the good karma by saving others an extra headache.....I redid it and tried letting it download my apps, and issue occured again immediately. Best of luck to anyone else suffering from this major bug in iOS 14!
So a question for those with more Apple experience: how do we make sure that this is an important and urgent issue for Apple?
I do not look forward to waiting six or eight weeks for iOS 14.2, and maybe then finding out that they didn't fix it.
Did you also try to recover from pc or mac?
There is ONE commonality between all of us who have posted: the amount of apps we had. I don't think this can be understated and it is definitely not a coincidence. I am honestly very glad to have found this thread and find others facing similar issues, but there have been other instances in the past that I still think might have roots in what finally came to a head with this Spotlight issue for us.
Do you have family account for other apple_id apps?At least I’m not alone, I guess. Same issue here since updating last night. Tried changing the language/region, etc. It’s very frustrating to read that this was an issue in the betas yet still wasn’t fixed for the GM.
Aside from the spotlight issue, I’ve also had some more very annoying ones:
- New Translate app pushed its way onto my second page, forcing the last app on every page to be pushed to the start of the next one and the last app on the last page to disappear.
- Several folders were removed and the apps inside them only showed up after clearing space on the Home Screen (by hiding apps or moving them into folders). Some of the apps I moved/hidden seemed to randomly reappear on the Home Screen later on.
- Shortcuts changed the order of my shortcuts — I had a specific layout and knew where things were.
Very interesting questions, would be good to see if other people have the same answers.
For me:
Number of apps — 537
Q1 (other Apple IDs) — yes
Q2 (App Store updates) — yes, but some do seem to update automatically. Just went to the App Store and it said I had one pending update. Pulled to refresh and now I have 48.
Q3 (cloud icon in App Store for apps that are still installed) — yes, very annoying.
Another issue I’ve been having recently (before iOS 14 update) — Files app sometimes not showing any locations at all. Restart fixes it. Not sure if related.
Annoyingly the option to “ask siri” in the spotlight search is gone. It was handy just to type something in search and press ask Siri especially at night or quiet places when I don’t want have to use my voice. Just type and search. Yes I know there’s an accessibility feature to do this all the time but it’s not the same.
Last page is not a spotlight it is another story. This is apps library, but we are talking about spotlight search everythingHi everyone. I've been reading all the comments and I'm experienced the same here. Can't search for Apps from the pull down, like we used to. I have about 900 apps...
but wanted to write that I accidently swiped past the last page and found that I can search for apps there. A nice work around until they fix the indexing issue.
Nope, no family account.Do you have family account for other apple_id apps?
Yeah, the App Library is OK, but like you said — you have to swipe past the last page which is really inconvenient. The other thing is that it only shows Apps, and Spotlight is broken for contacts, searching within Notes, etc (mine is anyway, assuming it’s the same for everyone else).but wanted to write that I accidently swiped past the last page and found that I can search for apps there. A nice work around until they fix the indexing issue.
In new version you can temporatory hide pages and temporatory close the problem with search apps by apps library )Important point to note — the number under Settings > General > About > Applications does not include offloaded apps, but offloaded apps are still indexed. Meaning, if this is a problem relating to indexing a large number of apps, this number isn’t a totally accurate way to determine how many apps it‘s actually indexing. Not sure if there’s a way to get the total number of apps overall (besides counting), but this number would allow for a much better comparison and would also let us see if there is a true cut-off point.
Nope, no family account.
Yeah, the App Library is OK, but like you said — you have to swipe past the last page which is really inconvenient. The other thing is that it only shows Apps, and Spotlight is broken for contacts, searching within Notes, etc (mine is anyway, assuming it’s the same for everyone else).
If I could assign App Library as the Back Tap action I’d do that, but unfortunately we can’t. Also thought about creating a shortcut which presents a list of apps to choose from, but (1) they removed the ability to search within a list of options, so we’d potentially have to scroll a long way to find the app we need; and (2) scrolling large lists is now laggy to an essentially unusable level.
In new version you can temporatory hide pages and temporatory close the problem with search apps by apps library )
Interesting, did not know it was calculated like that.Important point to note — the number under Settings > General > About > Applications does not include offloaded apps, but offloaded apps are still indexed. Meaning, if this is a problem relating to indexing a large number of apps, this number isn’t a totally accurate way to determine how many apps it‘s actually indexing.
In new version you can temporatory hide pages and temporatory close the problem with search apps by apps library )