Help - Duplicate icons in top left corner of screen

Just been using my iPad, and during an app update (a free one from the apps store), my screen suddenly changed, and now the home screen has a pile of icons on top of each other in the top left corner of the screen. These icons are duplicates of the ones on my home screen, and the ones in the original places don't work.


I can drag these new icons away from the top left, and I end up with two of each icon on the home screen, but only one works. Also, I can drop them anywhere on the screen, and other icons don't move to make way like they did before. However, as soon as I scroll across to another screen and then scroll back to the home screen, the pile of icons is back in the top left.


There is also a new icon called Productivity, which looks like a container for other icons. I have no idea where this came from, as I've never seen it before. If I open it, it has three of my apps inside, messages, ibooks and notes. I can drag these back onto the home screen, but again, when I scroll away and back, things are as they were with the three apps inside this productivity.


Anyone any idea what's going on? The iPad is pretty unusable now.


Thanks for any help.

iPad, Windows 7

Posted on Dec 1, 2011 10:20 AM

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Dec 1, 2011 10:31 AM in response to Mr Yossu

Three of your apps ended up in a folder that was somehow created on your iPad. That folder was named Productivity by the iPad.


Restart or reset the iPad and see if you can control the apps on the screen afterward.


Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.


Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.

Dec 1, 2011 10:42 AM in response to Mr Yossu

Tap an hold down on an app icon until all of the icons "wiggle" on your screen. Then drag on icon on top of another icon in order to creat a folder. A defaul name for the folder will appear but you will be able to change the name.


When you tap on the folder - it will open and give you access to those apps. If you want to remove an app from the folder - tap and hold down on the icon until it "wiggles" and then drag it out of the folder.


In order to stop the apps from wiggling when you are done, tap the home button.

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