iPadOS 15: I Miss This View...

[clayj]

It sucks that this view is gone -- the one with the dedicated space on the left for the clock and widgets. Apple, if you're reading this, please bring this view back as an option. I REALLY got used to using it.

 

[0128672]

Apple, if you're reading this, please bring this view back as an option. I REALLY got used to using it.

Did you submit feedback to Apple? That's more direct than the very slim chance Apple even reads MacRumors or will see your post.

 

[profets]

Same here. It was nice having the 6x5 grid AND widgets.

What disappoints me the most is how the icon layout changes from landscape to portrait. Was so nice when we got 6x5 for both orientations. Now back to the old switcharoo.

 

[clayj]

Did you submit feedback to Apple? That's more direct than the very slim chance Apple even reads MacRumors or will see your post.

I mostly posted it here so that other people would see it and ALSO complain to Apple. I am also going to post it to Apple when I have some time.

 

[!!!]

You know you could've stayed on iOS 14, right? There's no reason to upgrade immediately, much less so since Apple is reportedly going to keep supporting iOS 14 with security updates.

 

[clayj]

You know you could've stayed on iOS 14, right? There's no reason to upgrade immediately, much less so since Apple is reportedly going to keep supporting iOS 14 with security updates.

Thank you, yes, I know. There ARE features in 15 that I want to use (particularly the Mail Privacy Protection).

 

[jigzaw]

Seems like a step backward toward "giant iPhone" territory again, where we have all this empty space on the screen.

The ability to squeeze more info and widgets onto the home screen without sacrificing the utility of having plenty of apps on the screen was a way that iPad OS was distinguishing the device from iPhones by actually using that screen real estate. Wonder why they eliminated it. Seems like an oversight or a mistake.

 

[frankenhooker]

It also makes the ‘Today View’ an absolute waste of a screen. There’s a lot Apple got right, I think the split screen multitasking is a huge step forward. Aesthetically, there are a few odd quirks.

 

[jigzaw]

It's not a deal-breaker for me as I can just not use widgets or just accept fewer apps on the home page, but it just seems silly to have these honkin' huge gaps. I'd like the other new features, so I'll deal.

 

[harriska2]

I mostly posted it here so that other people would see it and ALSO complain to Apple. I am also going to post it to Apple when I have some time.

Can you post the iPadOS 15 version of that screen?

 

[M5RahuL]

Thank you, yes, I know. There ARE features in 15 that I want to use (particularly the Mail Privacy Protection).

...sorry just had to!!

 

[w5jck]

Can you post the iPadOS 15 version of that screen?

It is a backwards step. To see non-iPadOS 14 or 15 widgets you have to swipe right on the left side of screen like in ipados 13. It truly sucks. So does Safari in iPadOS 15.

 

[JulianL]

100% agree. I was looking forward to the Home Screen changes because I’d assumed I would be able to get more info on my home page but now I find that before the upgrade I could get the clock and various widgets on the left plus a full 6x5 grid of icons. Now all I can get is just the 6x5 grid of icons - on my 12.9” iPad Pro screen - and if I want widgets permanently on the Home Screen as well then I have to sacrifice some of the icons to make space. This is a definite step backwards in functionality.

 

[abw2002]

I‘m not typically an Apple complainer, but this update is unbelievably sloppy. The ridiculous look of the vertical springboard & the jumbling up of all the icons horizontal to vertical? I mean come on.

 

[danpass]

YES!

I already hate this view. The 14 view was wonderful.

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