IOS Major shortcoming - App Library Only VS Home Screen

[shakopeemn]

Is anyone else frustrated by Apple not including a way to quickly find installed apps that are NOT on a Home Screen?

If a user ever elects “App Library Only”, those apps must be moved manually to the Home Screen. It’s frustrating when I want to reconsider adding apps to my Home Screen. It seems that the App Library listing should include a marker by each app if the app is on a Home Screen. Either that or a summary similar to the “Hidden Apps” in the Settings, Apps area.

Again, am I the only one who strongly believes there is room for improvement?

-MN

 

[fatTribble]

I think that a filter on App Library to show apps not on the Home Screen would be great. I don’t use App Library because I have my Home Screens organized the way I want. I originally wanted to use App Library just for the back few pages of apps that rarely get used, but you can’t do that.

 

[ignatius345]

I don't see this being an issue. Just pull down from the top and search for the name of the app.

 

[shakopeemn]

I don't see this being an issue. Just pull down from the top and search for the name of the app.

That’s the easy part, IF you remember the name of the application.

I don’t think you understand my original point, what’s a quick way to review which apps are on a Home Screen and which apps are only in the App Library.

Thanks.

 

[Abazigal]

Is anyone else frustrated by Apple not including a way to quickly find installed apps that are NOT on a Home Screen?

If a user ever elects “App Library Only”, those apps must be moved manually to the Home Screen. It’s frustrating when I want to reconsider adding apps to my Home Screen. It seems that the App Library listing should include a marker by each app if the app is on a Home Screen. Either that or a summary similar to the “Hidden Apps” in the Settings, Apps area.

Again, am I the only one who strongly believes there is room for improvement?

-MN

The app library does show your more recently downloaded apps (which you can then add to your home screen). I am guessing that if you haven't added it to your homescreen after a while, you probably didn't need it there to begin with.

For myself, my home screen is basically 2 Siri suggestion widgets plus a stack of 3-4 medium-sized widgets, so it's not really an issue I struggle with. I won't say no to more fine-tuned filtering options, and I think the Apple Watch app gives a pretty good idea of how to manage this.

Imagine something like this, but in the alphabetical app list in App Library.

 

[adrianlondon]

I don't use the App Library, as I don't appreciate the automatic categorisation.

Hence I have every app on my home-screen. The ones I hardly use get dumped in a folder. In effect, that folder is your "not on home-screen" list.