How do I change app categories in App Library?
How do I change App Library categories? How do I move apps into the correct category?
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How do I change App Library categories? How do I move apps into the correct category?
App Library is a great concept. But that will stay a concept if we cannot change categories of application. Categories are often related to your personal use cases of an iPhone.
Categories of app should now be customizable
IdubI wrote:
if you can’t, which appears to be the case, it’s a huge oversight. For me, it affects parental control capabilities: many of my kids’ games are placed in the education category! (The exact opposite!) When I assign screen time limits, they are lumped together, defeating the purpose of being able to allow some apps when blocking others after a certain time limit.
You can pick and choose what apps in a given category you allow. Nothing says you have to allow the entire category.
I'm unsure what's worst, the App Library or the inability to SNOOZE Big Sur calendar notifications. Why does Apple ASSUME we want these features? Why can't they give us the option to use them instead of forcing them on us. It's like, at this point, they're making changes just for the sake of it because there's not much else to do. I'm truly getting over Apple's BS.
Yes but things are in the wrong category -how do I move them?
Exactly! Annoying. IDoesnt make sense to pull productivity with your finance apps. I just want the App Library not even show.
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I want to applaud you for awarding the Solved answer to one more person whining about something that nobody here can control. Excellent, your help here is invaluable.
You can’t. The App Library is absolutely useless, taking up. Space on our iphones.
For the billionth time, Apple will not see your plea here. Go here and send feedback.
I hadn't realised that there are more apps in (some of ) the categories which don't appear until you click on it but remembering which app is hidden in which category is going to be tricky.
It does require a bit of playing with. Took me quite a while and a google search to grasp how to get things out of the App Library.
Exactly...
Apple, please explain why an app called Mag Light (which uses your camera and flash to magnify things) is in the Productivity & Finance category? It’s clearly a utility.
I have a lot of apps which are in one category in App Store but another category in App Library...
Just out of curiosity, can you give me an example?
Thanks!
VLC, Vimeo - Photos and Video in App Store, Creativity in App Library.
YouTube - Photos and video in App Store, Entertainment in App Library.
And there are many more...
Well, I also have apps which are in Shopping category in App Store, but in Other category in App Library. There’s a category for Shopping in App Library.
Interesting additional data. Thanks!
How do I change app categories in App Library?