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iOS 11 no longer indicates which folder an app resides in?
This creates a major hassle for finding apps to delete them.
needs to return to iOS 10 view
iPad Pro 10.5-inch, Wi-Fi, iOS 11.0.2, (Newest iOS version)
It does if you tap on it in the list of hits. E.g if I search for "Pages", tap on my top hit in the highlighted list of hits, it shows me the app, Pages and to the right is the folder name "Office" (in my case). Or "Stocks", tap the top hit, and I see the Stocks App, and it is in the indicated folder "Little Used".
This is on my iPhone 7 with iOS 11.0.2 (don't have an iPad with me right now).
It does if you tap on it in the list of hits. E.g if I search for "Pages", tap on my top hit in the highlighted list of hits, it shows me the app, Pages and to the right is the folder name "Office" (in my case). Or "Stocks", tap the top hit, and I see the Stocks App, and it is in the indicated folder "Little Used".
This is on my iPhone 7 with iOS 11.0.2 (don't have an iPad with me right now).
Yes, that’s correct but you aren’t talking to Apple here. We are just other users like yourself.
Let Apple know about it here.
Ok, get it now. I must hit the blue search button on the keyboard for this to work 🙄.
I was just looking over this. You have to find the app in the Top Hits. If you tap on the app icon, it will just open the app. When you search, use the listing that comes up just under the search bar that matches the name of the app that you are searching for.
He means when you do a spotlight search. Try it yourself. It no longer shows the folder nema to the right when the app shows up in the search.
I’m sorry but I don’t see this behavior. I’m running iOS 11.1 b3 and when I search I get the app name and no folder listed. If I pick it as described it opens the app and I see no way to get the containing folder name. Maybe I misunderstood your instructions?
You can also just continue to finish typing what you want to search for and then press “search” on the keyboard and you’ll get it then as well. It’s basically when it actually does the search other then predictive search while you are still typing.
Indeed it does. I stand corrected. This is new behavior isn’t it? It used to appear without having to tap on the hit like you described.
BTW, I am using an iPad Air 2 running iOS 11.0.2, so it works on that as well.
Can you explain what you mean? My folder view is fundamentally unchanged from prior iOS releases. Each folder still shows a mini-icon of each app I have put in that folder.
I can’t remember either. Two weeks ago when I was still running iOS 10, might as well be a lifetime when you get to be my age. 😁
Yup! I was upset at the change, but I'm glad I just saw this so I know that it can still work, just a little more difficult.
So true. Thanks again for that additional information. Don't always handle change well. 😁
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Indeed it does. I stand corrected. This is new behavior isn’t it? It used to appear without having to tap on the hit like you described.
BTW, I am using an iPad so it works on that as well.
I think it's new? But honestly, I cannot remember 😕 I will have to check my old Iphone 5 when I get home later and see if iOS 10 was the same way?
iOS 11 no longer indicates which folder an app resides in?
