How to turn off App Library on iPhone?

I’ve seen several posts from other users, why isn’t Apple listening. Not everyone wants App Library. I had my apps organized in folders the way I wanted them. Now I only have one Home Screen and a jumble in the App Library. I don’t want to have to reorganize everything again.


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iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 3, 2023 3:53 AM

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Jul 13, 2024 10:41 AM in response to katybetx

+1 let people disable the cards they don’t use ffs. Let people disable „today view” and „app library”. Why we have to swipe into them all the time. Never used it anyway.

Jul 15, 2024 4:56 PM in response to Community User

Os56 wrote:

+1 let people disable the cards they don’t use ffs. Let people disable „today view” and „app library”. Why we have to swipe into them all the time. Never used it anyway.

You don't have to swipe to them if you don't use them. And posting a "+1" here accomplishes nothing. Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your preferences here:


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Sep 8, 2024 6:27 AM in response to Rob Lux

Rob Lux wrote:

I have all apps organised on one home screen. Main apps in top rows. Less frequent into folders labelled with names like "Maps", "files", Bookmarks", "Audio", "Photo" and "Never".
It is one screen. For all my apps.
No typing.
No searching
All accessible by one thumb tapping. Nothing moves. It feels like MY home screen.

I have Zero interest in the app library and its conceptual framework for categorising what it thinks I do with the tools on my phone. I do not agree and frankly hate its pointlessness. I want it gone.
Some say "oh just don’t swipe there" I say remove pointless redundancies.

I have no use for widgets, I open the app. I have emptied them out so that useless screen is blank. Less confusion. The App Library is its own confusing jumble that intrudes by accidental gesture adding nothing to the user experience, just let us turn it off.

I'm not sure what you're hoping anyone here can do to change this? This is a user to user only forum, NOT Apple Support.


I just don't get what the issue is. I don't use the App Library as I too have all of my apps organized in folders as I want. It doesn't bother me in the least that the App Library exists as again, I don't have a need to use it. Just don't swipe to it and if you do, swipe back. How hard is that?


Again, we aren't Apple Support and we can't do anything about the App Library. Use this link to tell Apple your thoughts --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple


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