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Once upon a time you could organize/rearrange the apps on your iphone via your computer screen while the phone was plugged in. My phone is currently on 11.0.3, and my itunes is 12.7.0.166, so both up to date, and I no longer see this option available.
Does it no longer exist? If it does can you show me where to find it? Searches in Google and Apple Support only point me to outdated articles.
Management of apps, books, and tones has been removed from iTunes 12.7. See Changes in the new iTunes - Apple Support for details. The intention is clearly that management of these generally takes place on the device.
See the Manually add items from your computer section of Manually manage content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iTunes - Apple Support for the control that remains. This can be used to copy apps (including apps that have been withdrawn from the store), ePubs, iBooks, PDFs, and tones from your computer to your device. The File Sharing feature for copying data between apps and the computer is still there. You can also use iCloud Drive, or Dropbox to move content to and from the device.
A long time criticism of iTunes, at least from some quarters, is that has been that it has become bloated. Perhaps this is an attempt to address that. I let both my iOS devices update automatically when there is an updated app, and I'm not interested in hanging on to old apps that a developer has withdrawn, nor do I need to rearrange my apps often, so while the change is drastic, I don't think it really affects me much. I'm more irritated by the changes to iTunes U, and iBooks in iTunes for Windows.
See Deploy apps in a business environment with iTunes - Apple Support for access to iTunes 12.6.3 if you want to revert to a build with app management features. Windows users need to uninstall the current copy of the iTunes application first. See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash for steps to revert to a pre-iTunes 12.7 version of your iTunes database.
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New users may only see the three helpful posts shown on the first page and may not realize they are repeating advice already given. 😕
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no problem Lawrence.. glad I could be of service!!!😁
By all means try Android. But for the subject of this thread you will find that you can only manage apps on the device; Google has never provided a way to manage them on a computer.
any solution so far?
The answer is organize apps on your device, or, if you have a Mac, get the Apple Configurator 2 app from the Mac App Store.
just got the configurator, but how do i organise apps on home screens with it? There's only option to change lock/home screen wallapapers...
MakkahCheo wrote:
any solution so far?
Yes, many, from over half a year ago. 😉 Click on the other posts like this link at the bottom of your main window to read the 300+ replies with solutions.
You can't, Apple removed the option. The only way you can have the good helpful option back is to remove the current iTunes and load an old version that allows the useful app management option.
deepbluesee wrote:
My question is - is there anywhere to complain or leave feedback on this?
The feedback link has been given a number of times in this thread.
2 options:
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For Mac, the free Apple Configurator 2 will allow you to rearrange apps.
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Maybe Apple Configurator 2 is what you are looking for. Download from App Store, connect your phone and select "Actions -> Modify -> Home Screen Layout"
You mean the same Apple Configurator 2 recommended by Choot Em in a post on Oct 8 right above your post? With the same instructions that you posted?
Deploy in business does not work. you can no longer install 12.6.3 in Mojave
how to organize apps with itunes?
