Turn App Library off?

Hi Chris,

I have deliberated greatly on this and was questioning why It was giving me the ***** so much. What I’ve noticed in reading other posts on this that many people had pages and pages of apps. I don’t, two to be precise. A home page with the couple of main ones and the next page resembling the App Library (but in an order or grouping of my choosing) And call it fat fingers or what ever, I found myself constantly swiping one too many, ending up on the wrong App Library that was grouping apps in a way I would not.

Now if I could group the apps how I would, I could off load all my second page and use the App Library as it was intended and all would be fine.

I know it sounds trivial but forced change will always annoy the general public.

move got to say though maybe I’m coming round to the idea, just would be nice to choose the grouping.

Your right, it is their first go at it.

And like I said it wasn’t until I really looked into what they were trying to achieve before I actually understood it.

Positive, constructive feedback is the way forward!

I’ll take your advice,

cheers

I hate it. My apps are neatly organized on two screens just how I like them. Now this feature enables swipe to a third screen which is absolutely useless to me and annoys me every time I end up there. Just because you like it doesn’t mean I do. Let me be me and allow me to turn this useless feature off.

I totally agree. It’s not like the App Library allows users to organize their apps. There’s no true logic in the way the apps are organized in the library. Right now, the way I have my apps organized on my Home Screen in different folder works better than the App Library. Modify the library and allow users to either be able to edit to suit individual preferences or just hide the library altogether.

I have always had only one screen and made sure everything is neatly sorted. I really dislike the App Library because one: it feels too androidy

two: I often swipe towards the left to kinda fidget with my screen

The App Library doesn’t really allow for me to feel happy and neat on my phone. I get the intention but it feels way to androidy because andriods have had this feature forever. I use Apple because of the kind of forced simplicity. I want that back.

Ya, a lot of people are saying that - they'd actually be able to use the App Library if it's the first screen when you open your phone.

But they put it on the last screen. They made their new feature, the App Library, appear after everything else on the phone. Wow!

I sure hope a toggle switch is eventually added in settings under home screen to disable showing the App Library.

Other than that, the upgrade is great! I love the new widgets that you can add when you swipe right. About time they did that. The Apple library? Want it gone.

ADB86 wrote:

“Sorry, I can’t let you look up that restaurant phone number...I don’t let people use my phone,” seems like an excellent plan.

That's always my response with people who can't be trusted not to go snooping through my phone, regardless of whether they're related to me or not. I offer to dial the number for them or look up whatever they want to know. I also don't let anyone rifle through my wallet if they ask to borrow money.

Agree, need to be able to turn this off. I have apps buried in my home screen for privacy reasons and this feature brings them front and center for no reason. You try to figure out what I want to do before I do it, why don’t you think about what I DON’T want to do! THIS is one of them!!

It’s a lot more front and center than buried in a folder. It’s buried for a reason. How about you can turn it on for whatever reason and I can turn it off for my whatever reason and ignore the semantics, there’s an idea.

I don't understand why anyone is in this thread arguing the point. If you're happy with the app library then move along and go about your day. The question was "turn app library off?" Doesn't matter why, we don't like it, we don't want it, and it's freaking ridiculous that Apple puts in ANYTHING NEW without the "TURN THIS NEW THING OFF" option. Why would EVERYONE who has an iPhone want some dev's new boring idea? I'm sorry I updated to this iOS. Garbage.

RE: your friend, happy she's tickled, what's that got to do with this conversation? Also, move on with my life? You're literally on here writing a novel about something you don't even care about. Take your own advice bro.

If Apple has demonstrated anything at all over the years, it's that they simply don't care about what their customers think and won't admit to their mistakes. I don't think feedback actually works with that crowd.

“Dictatorial attitude.” That’s a great way of putting it (unfortunately). On the Mac, you used to be able to easily scroll through images and they would be a large size, but they got rid of it and now have something people can’t use (especially for a 13 inch screen - I will add).

Why not have the two view options available to choose from?

AskarWise wrote:

• Good for you if it doesn't bother but please do not put down other people's wish to turn this feature off.

Chis is not putting anyone down. They are expressing an opinion about the App Library. That is well within the terms of use.