App updates = Icon re-arrangement! (sigh)

[MBX]

Why don't the app icons stay in place when they're being updated? Instead the updates are being done on a new space and you have to move the apps back into their previous place.

Really annoying. I hope this is going to be fixed in the next update(s)!?

 

[gauchogolfer]

This is a bit weird to me too, I'm not sure why it's done this way.

Maybe just to annoy us...

 

[nikhsub1]

Agreed, it sucks rhino dung.

 

[sgibson]

Yeah, this has been annoying me. I find I can't remember exactly where it was before for less frequently used apps and end up with a few hours of vague discomfort with my phone because something isn't quite right. I've started moving the icon whilst it's downloading to a position beside the current one so when it's finished everything sorts itself out.

I have a feeling that it isn't updating as such, more replacing the app and it keeps the old one around until it's finished in case you lose your connection and are stuck with a half downloaded app. This is very sensible, but shouldn't manifest in the UI. Keep the old icon hidden and replace it with the installing icon. If something messes up, unhide the old one again.

 

[rfrankl]

I'm sure this will be fixed at some point as it is kind of a pain in the rump.

 

[DevJ]

How do you rearrange icons?

Sorry im a noob, just got my iphone today

nevermind just figured it out!

 

[gauchogolfer]

How do you rearrange icons?

Sorry im a noob, just got my iphone today

Touch and hold the icon you want to move. It'll start to wiggle and you can move it around. Push the home button when you're done.

 

[nickspohn]

It's because when the App updates, the old version is uninstalled from your iPhone and then reinstalled, just like installing it from the store for the first time.

 

[rockinrocker]

I don't really have anything to add to this thread, except to say that this has been happening to me also, and it is indeed a pain in the arse.

 

[Michael CM1]

I don't know if that or the slowness of installing updates is worse. I know the iPhone CPU isn't much, but it sure does seem to take a long time to install apps that are no bigger than 0.1MB.

 

[SFStateStudent]

^^^ Agreed; I find the dispersing of apps after an update, is quite similar to stepping on those Projector Mall Floor Games where everything scatters when you step on it. I feel like I'm in a game of hide-n-seek. I have to flip through at least (7) pages to find my apps that were on page 2...

 

[The Phazer]

Yeah, that is moderately irritating.

Phazer

 

[Jowl]

Another, 'it's annoying' post here.

I'm sure they'res a simple fix on it's way in Firmware 2.1. I hope!!

 

[Rigsby]

I hate you all, you've made me post a 'me too'.

To try and add something new here's my list of complaints about app installations.

1. It ruins your careful arrangement of apps
2. It takes an age, even for the smallest app (3 minutes for PhoneSaber??)
3. Updates are rarely automatically recognised, either through iTunes or the iPhone - even when you can see the new version numbers.

I do hope this is fixed in 2.1 - my anally retentive nature is disturbed when a screen 3 icon (games) appears on screen 1 (communication).