Is there truly no way to change icon grid spacing??

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Is there truly no way to change icon grid spacing??

My new iPad Pro is pretty much what I hoped for, except for the incredibly wasteful 4x5 grid of app icons. On every other device I use, this big screen would comfortably and readably display four times as many items, or more, avoiding the need to flip back and forth among home pages. I'm already spending lots of time wandering through my home pages trying to find the apps of interest, and I've barely started loading up this device with the stuff I use. I understand the desire for consistency across all platforms, but this seems extreme. By this logic, all iOS devices should all have the same resolution too. As far as I can see, the only way to change icon spacing is by jailbreaking the device. Is that really true?

iPad Pro Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 7, 2016 11:06 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 21, 2017 8:11 AM in response to RelayerBob

RelayerBob wrote:

This is nuts. The new iPad *still* hasn't fixed this serious deficiency!!! Apple, what are you thinking?

Apple is not reading here. Use the feedback page:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Is there some way to adjust the number of icons on the screen that just isn't obvious?

No.

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bobseufert

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Feb 7, 2016 11:53 PM in response to spinality

There is no way to change the app icon spacing. Have you tried using folders on your home screen ?

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MichelPM

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Feb 7, 2016 11:59 PM in response to spinality

Not currently.

I am hoping for the rows and spacing on the iPad Pro's home screen to change for the better in the future, too!

I looks stupid and ridiculous the way the home screen is laid out now.

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Jun 18, 2016 7:04 PM in response to spinality

It's really perplexing. Why would a company who takes so much pride in quality design keep our devices so ugly?

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bobseufert

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Jun 18, 2016 7:12 PM in response to lesheifner

If you want the icons to take up more of the screen on the Pro 12.7" go to settings> display and brightness> zoom.

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Jun 18, 2016 7:17 PM in response to bobseufert

That option doesn't exist on the 9.7 inch iPad Pro

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bobseufert

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Jun 18, 2016 8:05 PM in response to lesheifner

Correct. I didn't realize there was a problem with the app icon size on the 9.7" model.

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ChitlinsCC

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Jun 18, 2016 8:11 PM in response to lesheifner

I'm dyin' for a screeenshot! 👿

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bobseufert

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Jun 18, 2016 8:33 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

ChitlinsCC wrote:

I'm dyin' for a screeenshot! 👿

Going North to South.

And East to West.

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Jun 18, 2016 8:38 PM in response to spinality

The only thing that would change the icon grid spacing would be switching from standard view to zoomed view in Setrings > Display & Brightness > View. Other than that, there is currently no way to change this.

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ChitlinsCC

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Jun 18, 2016 9:57 PM in response to bobseufert

So that's a iPadProJunior? or your iPad?

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bobseufert

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Jun 18, 2016 10:01 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

My iPad which would be the same as a Pro 9.7".

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ChitlinsCC

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Jun 18, 2016 10:02 PM in response to bobseufert

Do I detect a budding graphic artist? Using a QuoteBox as a graphic object?

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ChitlinsCC

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Jun 18, 2016 10:40 PM in response to bobseufert

So ... screen dimensions are the same? (in inches)

Howzabout "resolution" ?? (pixels per inch) The same?

They surely could tighten up the spacing and allow one to choose the size of their own fingers... but THAT is not the Applian Way

Of course, my DroidFone won't let me adjust either (that I know of)... but it is already Goldilocks "just right" for fingers and spacing

(I have attempted to simulate real dimensions by eyeball)

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Jun 21, 2017 8:08 AM in response to spinality

This is nuts. The new iPad *still* hasn't fixed this serious deficiency!!! Apple, what are you thinking? Is there some way to adjust the number of icons on the screen that just isn't obvious?

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