iOS 7 - App Icons won't jiggle long enough to move or delete

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iOS 7 - App Icons won't jiggle long enough to move or delete

Finally upgraded my 4S to iOS 7. When I try to hold one of my app icons to make them all jiggle, so that I can move them, the jiggling will only last for a second or two, not nearly long enough to move or delete apps. In fact, sometimes simply holding the app to get it to jiggle, will actually open the app instead.

I have tried turning my phone on and off, and I have also done a reset. Nothing has seemed to help.

Wondering if anyone has encountered this problem, and what the solution might be?

I tried googling this problem before coming here, and can't seem to find anyone else who has encountered this situation. Since I am out of my warranty period and can't call for support, any suggestions given here would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much!

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 1, 2014 9:18 AM

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WedGuru Author

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Jan 4, 2014 10:33 AM in response to WedGuru

Wow! Am I the only one havig this problem? Wonder what that means?

And in an unrelated (or not?) problem - my battery is draining in 4 hours since the upgrade to ios 7.04, even if the phone is turned off. I've turned everything off that can be turned off, and I've made my screen so dark I can barely read anything, and still the battery is draining so fast that the phone is worthless if I'm away from a power source.

Can anyone relate? Better yet - does anyone have a solution?

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ChrisJ4203

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Jan 4, 2014 10:35 AM in response to WedGuru

It sounds to me as if you have something stuck trying to run and that is causing your battery issue. Connect the phone to iTunes and back it up. Then restore the phone as new, not from a backup. Before adding anything else to the device, see if this corrects your battery issue. If it does, then restore from that last backup. If this brings the battery problem back, then you have something corrupt in the backup file. Restore the device as new again and just sync your data back via iTunes or iCloud.

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Jan 4, 2014 4:47 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Great advice, Chris! I can see you've given me a way to see where the issue may be. Because I have read everything I could find about battery drain on the 4s, and have shut off everything that could be draining the battery, including all the things that are meant to work in the background or automatically, as well as all animations and bells and whistles of IOS 7.

Wondering if this could be related to my app icons jiggling only for a moment before becoming still - so quickly that it's impossible for me to delete any apps or move them.

Guess I'll find out by following your instructions!

One Question - I see under general settings there's a choice to RESET. That then gives me lots of choices. Do I need to reset each option, or wil rRESET ALL SETTINGS take care of that?

Also - I have spent considerable time changing all my settings on the phone (like privacy settings and notifications) to my liking. Will all those settings be restored from my backup as well?

Thanks again, Chris, for taking the time to respond. Appreciate it!

Jude

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ChrisJ4203

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Jan 4, 2014 5:57 PM in response to WedGuru

You can try reset all settings, but I was referring to a restore. A restore is done by connecting to iTunes and clicking on the restore button. That will wipe the phone and install a fresh copy of iOS.

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Jan 24, 2014 10:19 AM in response to WedGuru

I'm experiencing exactly the same issue. iOS 7.04 on an iPad Mini w/Retina. Just started happening out of the blue. And, it's intermittent. Did you end up resolving your issue?

Thanks!

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Jan 24, 2014 2:14 PM in response to WedGuru

Try uninstalling TalkaTone, if you use it. In my case, every instance of the problem SEEMED to coincident with the talkmeim process crashing, which was happening almost constantly (found in the logs in Diagnostics and Usage). It hasn't been very long yet, but apps/icons have been wiggling just fine so far.

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Jan 25, 2014 3:13 PM in response to geekboy2000

Actually, I suppose any app that's keeping the OS busy with constant launches and crashes, could cause the same thing. So, it's probably worth looking in the Diagnostics and Usage log for what that process might be. Anyway I can now confirm being problem free since removing TalkaTone.

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