Turn off / disable App Library in iOS 14

Demo wrote:

Nice work filling in the blank, I couldn’t think of the right thing to say.

Mad Libs was one of my favorite games as a kid.

Yes! We would get them at HoJo's while we were traveling in the 60s and 70s! Back then, they were common at highway rest stops. Before McDonald's took over all the contracts.

Yes! I used to like my own little groups, if I still try to make, I hate having duplicates!

soujanya225 wrote:

Yes! I used to like my own little groups, if I still try to make, I hate having duplicates!

You can still make your own folders. That has not changed.

Just registering my vote to allow disabling of this useless, superfluous feature.

Your vote here is worth even less than the effort it took to post it.

I’ve registered my vote in FAVOR of this valuable feature here where I counts: https://apple.com/feedback

I was just being a smart-*** to entertain myself. But, I'll be sure to register my vote properly in feedback. Seems like that will do a lot of good.

Me too 🤬

Yet another example of Apple’s decaying design, this mandatory App Library display “feature” is useless clutter.

I used for a year. Till now i hate it so much. In ios 16 still can be turn it off

This feature makes device less useful. Get rid of it @apple Mac

But don’t want this special feature. We just want a option to disable this.

Not sure how it would be an issue to any user to have a disable option, if you want the feature you could have it enabled by default, if you don’t want the feature then have an option to disable it.

I am happy now I’ve realised what it’s for. It’s simply a wheeze by Apple to reduce downloads from the App Store. That costs them. This way if you delete an app but just leave it in the app library, you don’t need to download it if you decide you want it again

Now I see the Apple have done it out of saving data (increase profit) and not because they think its good I’m happy again

So now Apple wants to reduce downloads from the App Store?? Do try and keep the conspiracy theories consistent people!

If you don't like the App Library then you can keep your existing setup of screens with your own folders. Given the location of the App Library, your gaze need never fall upon it if you hate it that much. I daresay it'll become more configurable over time, though I'm surprised at how easily I'm finding apps in there.