I am having trouble understanding how to get my apps back on front screen of my iPad. My iPad upgraded yesterday and now all my already purchased apps are not on there anymore. In my setting they are there and in my app store they say already installed...help please!
iPad, iOS 5.1.1
Moving icon from one screen to another
Tap and hold down on an icon until it jiggles. Then hold down the icon and slowly drag it to the edge of the screen. It will jump to the next screen.
Tap the home button when you are done.
Check the bottom of your Home screen. Below the apps ans above the tray should be a row of dots. The indicates the number of screen you have. I suspect you will see more then one. Swipe the screen to go to the next. More than likely you will see your apps there. Tap and hold any app icon until they all start to wiggle, then drag any you wish to move. Moving them from screen to screen can be a bit tricky until you get the hang of it. Just drag it to the edge of the screen until the screen changes.
If the above does prove to be correct, try a reset: Simultaneously hold the Home and the On buttons until the iPad shuts down. Ignore the off slider if it appears. This should take about then seconds or so. Once the iPad has shut down, press the On button to restart it.
I did that just now and they are still not there and yes I have about 3 slider dots at the bottom. Thank you I have never shut it down and did know how...but I still have a problem...any more suggestions?
Thank you but I know about how to move them around, I just don't know how to get them back to the screen from my setting when they say there already there. Even at my app store it says there already installed...does not give me an option to reinstall...it says it's already there....any thing else?
You see three dots? What's on the other pages?
And by the way, the instructions I provided are for a RESET, which is not a routine way of turning it off. Won't hurt anything, just not neccessary to do unless you are troubleshooting. To simply shut it down, press the On button and then use the slider to turn it off.
And thats what I did and it didn't reset anything on my screen...it stayed the same..no change. Well on the other pages is supposed to be my other apps I installed for myself and my kids but they are not there on screen but in my setting they are there.
Ok...I reset one more time and there they were...I thank you very much for your help...please have a wonderful day!
SuzieQ28 wrote:
Ok...I reset one more time and there they were...I thank you very much for your help...please have a wonderful day!
Glad it worked out.
Have had that happen before (Doesn't show on iPad, but iTunes says installed). Here's what I did. First connect to iTunes and un-select the applications that are supposedly installed on the iPad. Sync. After iTunes shows that they are not on the iPad go back to the applications tab and select the ones you want reinstalled and re-sync. They should show up then. It's a bit of a pain, but the only work around that I've found. Hope this helps.
It's worth, and less effort, to try a reset first, even if it means doing it twice as the OP did. It actually will fix this issue in many cases.
Thank u very much for both your help....have a great day!
I am also used to using a laptop, this system is new to me...guess I got alot to understand but I am a quick learner...thank u
Yes, it is a very different user experience from a Windows PC, or even a Mac. Takes some getting used to.
If you havn't already, download the user guide. It's available from the support menu on this site and also in iBooks (free download).
I'll have to remember that if it ever happens again. Hasn't happened on the new iPad, but it did happen on my iPad 1.
Not something I've experienced first hand either, on the old original iPad or the new one (I skipped iPad 2). The only issues I have experienced with either, not including the occasional bad app design 😝, is an WiFi connectivity issue, which turned out to be an Airport configuration and a user error at that, and an app that didn't want to repond at all. The reset fixed it.
The reset is good first troubleshooting step since it does absolutely no harm and will correct some quirks and issues. Not always of course, but much of the time.
My os upgraded yesterday and my apps say they are installed but they are not on my front screen. How do I get them back on the screen without deleting them and reinstalling?
