Anyone else feel overwhelmed some days organizing apps?

[serpico007]

I've been going through, again, another day or week now of trying to organize my iPhone. Going through Reddit and YouTube for suggestions, puts me in a rabbit hole. Hours later I am so upset with myself wasting time on this issue. Have just reset the Home Layout and lived with it for a few days and other times put everything in one folder. Today I learned how to do shortcuts and thought I was on the right track but lost interest as soon as I figured out that all I was doing was creating shortcuts and leaving them on the widget screen.

I always think if I spend time reading and testing different layouts, eventually I will find a setup I like to use daily.

Do you go through this too? I'm ready to start deleting apps I don't use and resetting the home layout again.

 

[dwellselectric]

I wish they would give the option to alphabetize the apps.

 

[0128672]

I wish they would give the option to alphabetize the apps.

You can do this by going to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout. Doing this will put Apple apps on the first screen non-alpha (with some spillover to the 2nd screen) and the rest of your apps in alpha order on subsequent screens.

 

[1193001]

tell me about it, I just came from android it is so difficult. All I want is my folders to be on the bottom next to my dock apps and the top be free with in the future either widgets or nothing come on apple please. also can’t i just have more than 4 on the dock already i don’t care if apps look smaller i at least one 6 apps on my dock like how i had my s8 plus

 

[russell_314]

Swipe down> Spotlight search> Start typing the first letters of the app. For example when I type S, Spotify shows up. This is the lazy way to find apps. I have all my apps organized by type in folders but I hardly ever go into those folders to launch apps with the exception of my banking/ bill pay apps for some reason.

Edit: I have a "Unused" folder as sort of a naughty bin where I put apps I think aren't needed anymore. Every once in a while I'll go into that folder and uninstall ones I'm sure I don't need or use.

 

[1193001]

Swipe down> Spotlight search> Start typing the first letters of the app. For example when I type S, Spotify shows up. This is the lazy way to find apps. I have all my apps orginized by type in folders but I hardly ever go into those folders to launch apps with the exception of my banking/ bill pay apps for some reason.

wish they had swipe up from dock to have full list of apps by alphabet, while it may look like a android in that part it would make your homescreen a lot cleaner and easier to use

 

[russell_314]

tell me about it, I just came from android it is so difficult. All I want is my folders to be on the bottom next to my dock apps and the top be free with in the future either widgets or nothing come on apple please. also can’t i just have more than 4 on the dock already i don’t care if apps look smaller i at least one 6 apps on my dock like how i had my s8 plus
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I do miss some of the customizations Android offered but not enough to deal with the other issues. Maybe Apple will figure a way to allow more customization while maintaining the stability of iOS
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wish they had swipe up from dock to have full list of apps by alphabet, while it may look like a android in that part it would make your homescreen a lot cleaner and easier to use

There are rumors of some type of list view on iOS 14 but I don't remember where I heard this. I agree this would be awesome!

 

[serpico007]

I was resetting the home layout but tonight I just put everything in two folders. One for Apple and another folder for everything else. Both live in the dock alone.

I have shortcuts to open apps in the widget screen but since I’m swiping from up to down to get to Search, I feel these shortcuts are not needed anymore. I am using Drafts more to type everything then share to whatever app it needs to go to.

I do like Android’s customization options for the home screen. iOS fixed layout feels so old in 2020.

 

[1193001]

I was resetting the home layout but tonight I just put everything in two folders. One for Apple and another folder for everything else. Both live in the dock alone.

I have shortcuts to open apps in the widget screen but since I’m swiping from up to down to get to Search, I feel these shortcuts are not needed anymore. I am using Drafts more to type everything then share to whatever app it needs to go to.

I do like Android’s customization options for the home screen. iOS fixed layout feels so old in 2020.

welcome to android customization bro, I hope apple does this. On android I used to have important apps on dock homescreen is empty and gesture up on dock to see all my apps this is what I want to do

 

[Fred Zed]

OP will be asking for a custom launcher next joking

 

[1193001]

OP will be asking for a custom launcher next joking

honestly I would in a heart beat or at least option for custom icons

 

[serpico007]

I also use a Note 9 for work so I’m familiar with customization. As I’ve posted elsewhere, family and friends are all iOS so I stick with the iPhone for personal use. The home is all on iOS ecosystem for the family. I tried using the Note 9 for 6 months and these supposed loved ones and friends gave me hell every minute when they needed to commmunicate with me! LOL

 

[SisterBlue22]

I wish there was still an option to organize them from within iTunes. I find the whole process of dragging them around with my finger infuriating...they latch onto one another and try to make folders, etc.

 

[happy orchard]

To answer your question: does anybody else spend/waste time organizing their home screen?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: I was in fact just sitting outside for a couple hours using a Numbers spreadsheet to rate how much I used each app so I'd know which I want more handy, arranging how to put apps into folders for easier thumb-reach, and choosing emoji for naming folders so I didn't have to see even more stuff (letters) on the screen.

I both feel good and silly about all of that.

Would love the customization that many of you are discussing.