Sometimes arranging the apps seems like one of those old puzzle games. What if iTunes had a mode where you could move your apps around on your "virtual iPhone" (maybe with all 9 screen areas visible so you can drag and drop) and then when you next sync, it will change them on your iPhone? Do you think that could work?
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Idea for App screen arranging
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I like the idea, but I think a more simple way would be if they gave you the ability to list the titles of the apps in the order you would like them to appear on the phone. Sort of like rearranging the sync list.
Would it be feasible to implement it? Yes.
Will they? No.
Why not? Because not enough people would use the feature to justify the development expense.
I imagine some sort of 'spring-loaded folders' approach will be used.
Each folder will contain up to 9 apps (much to the chagrin of many users here) and will "pop-up" over the existing black main menu. They will appear amongst the other apps, and will have simply a folder icon you can name whatever you like. You add apps by dragging them into the folder from the main dash, and remove them by opening the folder and dragging the app off the edge.
That's my prediction, IF they ever choose to expand the app limit (which they very well may not).
Each folder will contain up to 9 apps (much to the chagrin of many users here) and will "pop-up" over the existing black main menu. They will appear amongst the other apps, and will have simply a folder icon you can name whatever you like. You add apps by dragging them into the folder from the main dash, and remove them by opening the folder and dragging the app off the edge.
That's my prediction, IF they ever choose to expand the app limit (which they very well may not).
Home screen dragging.
View changes to something akin to changing pages in mobile Safari, except with dragging ability.
Maybe PLEASE I BEG YOU?!
View changes to something akin to changing pages in mobile Safari, except with dragging ability.
Maybe PLEASE I BEG YOU?!
Don't you think that everyone with lots of Apps would arrange their pages on iTunes vs. on the actual iPhone?
No. It's really not that hard to do it on your phone. A little annoying, and yes it isn't a bad idea. But like he is trying to say (or I think) is that there isn't much interest in this idea compared to others.
It's the kind of thing that might get implemented if some VP or higher decided they wanted this, hang the expense. This has happened with me a couple of times ... we once even had to implement a couple of features that our VP's wife thought she wanted.
This keeps coming up. I really wish Apple would do something about it. Please continue in the original thread I started.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/519395/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/519395/
Wrong. It has nothing to do with the number of people that would want the feature. It also has nothing to do with development costs. Apple won't change it because they always make the perfect UI. There's no need to change it ever because since they made it, it is perfection. They are in the business of knowing this stuff. What would a lowly user ever actually know about useful UI design anyways?
Well... yeah. (Same here, BTW. Definitely been on projects like that.) But besides that...
