Any way to remove folders in App Library ?

I vehemently dislike the fact that apps in the app library are in folders. I would much prefer if all apps were simply in one folder - not 10. It takes me 5x the time to find an app in all these nonsensical folders than it would if they were in one folder and arranged alphabetically like on a Mac.


Not sure what the devs were thinking here - but I would love to be able to defeat this horrid "feature".


Anyone figure out a way to do this ?

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 20, 2025 11:22 AM

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Posted on Feb 20, 2025 11:30 AM

You cannot make adjustments to the App Library. If you don't like it, just don't use it. You can organize your apps any way you want on your home pages, which is what most of us do.

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Feb 20, 2025 12:31 PM in response to 6ixgun

6ixgun wrote:

Wow, the iPhone is pretty awesome, but that one thing is pathetic. Only option I guess is to go into the settings > apps to find out what is actually installed. Looking for apps in that mess is absolutely frustrating.

Hard fail on that one.

I find the App Library useful, but that doesn't mean you need to. You can look for your apps alphabetically in the app library, which is a very useful feature. All you have to do is tap the top search bar and ALL of your apps will be listed in alphabetical order.

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