How can I lock apps on my iPad Home Screen?

I want to lock my chosen apps on the home screen so I can find them quickly in the position I want them in

eg LinkedIn - bottom left, weather - top right.

My main apps often lose their position or are frequently relegated to the next pages...

I have 3 iPads and all the apps are in different places - this causes frustration and time cost.


I want control of my home page. Thanks



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iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Apr 22, 2025 7:17 AM

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Posted on Apr 22, 2025 11:32 AM

You can't lock apps to a spot on the Home Screen (unless you use an enterprise system). You can put apps in the Dock and they will always stay there. You don't have to use the default Dock selection.


New apps will be added to the first vacant spot on a home page, except the first one. You can leave blanks there.


Also, changing the orientation changes the layout.


One thing you could do is create a folder of your most frequently used apps and put that on the first page.

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Apr 22, 2025 11:32 AM in response to Boss-cat

You can't lock apps to a spot on the Home Screen (unless you use an enterprise system). You can put apps in the Dock and they will always stay there. You don't have to use the default Dock selection.


New apps will be added to the first vacant spot on a home page, except the first one. You can leave blanks there.


Also, changing the orientation changes the layout.


One thing you could do is create a folder of your most frequently used apps and put that on the first page.

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