Maximum number of apps on iphone? (home screens not memory)

So there's 16 spaces per screen, 9 screens total, plus 4 dock items. That's 148 total icons. You subtract Apple's standard 19 icons, that's a total of 129 apps/webclips.

You know someone is going to try to fill their phone with that many right now.

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You can download more than 129 apps to your computer, and then in the iPhone Sync settings select which ones you want to actually sync. So you could switch a selection of games in and out, or something.

No clue how the phone itself handles it.

There's a point at which you'll spend more time looking for apps than using them, though. 🙂

I installed firmware 1.2 and iTunes 8 and before that I was going back to factory 6 times a week. Now I can install ALL my apps and no more bricking. I have over 100 apps. My 9 pages are filled due to the way I have things organized. Some Home Pages are not full. I wish I had more. Even with all these apps, it takes 60 seconds to back up with this new upgraded software. WOW! Now I need to have the Home Page limit moved to about 20 pages and allow me to put Headings on each page ("Utilities", "Financial", "Word Smithing", "Remotes", "Not Used Apple Apps" etc.) It would also be nice to be able to remove or hide some of the stock apple apps, like Weather, iTunes, Clock, etc. I've not used them yet.

It's probably the same as with music and videos. I seem to recall discussion of some scheme used (especially with the 4 gig original iPhone) when there are too many videos/songs to all fit at once.

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"So there's 16 spaces per screen, 9 screens total, plus 4 dock items. That's 148 total icons. You subtract Apple's standard 19 icons, that's a total of 129 apps/webclips.

You know someone is going to try to fill their phone with that many right now."






Yep...and then complain about how long it takes to back up in iTunes

Well I've tested this out, and there is a limit, and it ***** - dino balls.
Only 9 pages will fill up, as mentioned. When you add more via iTunes, it just doesn't show up on Springboard, so you can't use them.
Also, it's all downhill from there. If you happen to reboot your phone with more than 9 pages of apps OR webclips, you will be stuck at the apple logo - forever!
A restore & re-install (with less apps) will fix it up, but that's a pain.
If you've jailbroken your phone, and have ssh installed (and running), you can get to the apps directory and drag the extra apps out, and use terminal to do a clean reboot.
Or if you're patient enough iTunes 'might' see the 'stuck at apple logo' phone in-between the Springboard kernel panics & restarts, and you can de-select some apps & re-sync.

All & all pretty shoddy. I don't care about the 'why so many apps' question - it's irrelevant. What if it was just 2 pages of apps & the rest webclips? This is definitely a problem that Apple should look into & fix.
What if your Mac had a 500gig hard drive, but as soon as you install more that 80 apps it won't boot up anymore? Crazy.

Common Apple, you give us the world sexiest, smallest handheld computer, running an os based on 10.4.8 (oh and it can make calls too!), and you expect us not to use it to its full potential?

So in short, if you have more than 9 pages of apps and/or webclips, don't reboot your phone. It will be stuck at the apple logo (springboard is not loading).

Given that apps only reside on the home screen I guess you must be limited to the number of spaces you get with 9 screens x 16 spaces minus about 16 built-in apps that you cannot delete. I make that 128 - 130.

Of course Apple may make more home screens available in a future update.

What I'd really like is an update or an app for a decent launcher with tabs and/or drop-down menus a la ZLauncher on the Palm...wish...wish...

Yeah I have that problem too. Got the new 3G iPhone 16megs and only 9 screens, so what is the point of all this memory if I can't fill my iPhone with all those fun apps that seem to be released daily....Apple figure it out and give us more screens for our Iphone for more apps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's plain stupid, to max your icons to 9 pages max. Those of you who say you won't use that many pages, obviously don't get the POINT! By the way I maxed my icon space on the first day, but I am a developer and big time user, but isn't that the point of the IPHONE, for the features and apps?

This is a major problem. Someone please come up with a solution soon? I'm maxed out of space for icons, and I have 7GB left our of the 8GB total. Only letting us have 9 homepages is like programming and hardwiring the coices of an input to something like this " if page == 1 then do this, if page ==2 then do this, ..... if page == 9 then do this" I'm totally shocked, this is quite amazing for this product that I paid lots of money for. On the bright side, this can easily be patched, please patch this soon.

I usually have to clear most/all of them out via SSH to get the phone to boot. Perhaps I'm not "resetting" it right.. is the reboot command you speak of simply "reboot"? I've tried just about everything, and I'm sure I'll end up locked up again at some point and be looking for something new to try lol.

I understand that you can fill up 9 pages, but realistically i think this number is quite lower. I have had my iphone crash and freeze many times installing apps with only 5-7 pages of apps. i have been trying to fill up 9 but after about 5 pages the installation process is ridiculously slow and sometimes results in the aforementioned freezing. which requires a system restore.

why do i want 9 pages of apps? well, mostly because i can. and i like apps, and even if i dont like an app i usually leave it so i can see if any updates are made. since i am on my 5th factory restore right now i think i will limit my apps from here on.