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I've had the App Library (AL) for a while now and I've decided I love it.
I used to have 5 pages of apps now I have three and one of them is the AL. One page of apps that I use daily another for folders because I still like to have all my banking, games, news, utility etc, apps togeather. Then there is the AL.
The AL is divided into window like folders:
"Suggestions" seem to be the most recently used apps so if I used Maps yesterday it will probably be there.
"Recently Added" is self explanatory and quite large compared to Suggestions which only has four. There must be a time limit until these recently added apps move to their classification folders but I don't know what that is just yet.
The rest of the folder classifications are based on Apple's own system of classifying apps in the App Store. The most used displayed in three of the four panels on each folder icon while the fourth opens the folder. It might be useful to be able to rearrange these folders but it's not far to scroll to the bottom.
The search box is very useful because unlike the pull down search function on any page it only searches apps but the alphabetic selection column on the right edge is way too small. The letters could be nearly twice the size and still fit the whole alphabet. Despite that small complaint being able to scroll through all my apps alphabetically is a great advantage if I can't remember what an app was actually called or which classification it might fit.
I do still tend to leave new apps on my first Home page (which is where they automatically go on download if there is a vacant space) but after a time when I'm familiar with them I use the great option of being able to shift them to the AL. There are now three options on "deep" pressing an app, delete, offload (get rid of the app but keep the data) or move to the AL.
So I was a bit unsure when I started. The AL was not quite what I expected but now I really like it.
The best thing is you don't have to use it at all if you don't want to or you can just start by getting rid of that page of apps you never use. Hasn't everyone got one of those? I had about six native apps I never used and a few of my own that I only used a few times a year taking up one page.
Here is an article on how to remove those extra or mostly unused Home pages.
wccftech.com
So do you like it, can't be botherd with it or plain old dislike it? Cast you vote.
I used to have 5 pages of apps now I have three and one of them is the AL. One page of apps that I use daily another for folders because I still like to have all my banking, games, news, utility etc, apps togeather. Then there is the AL.
The AL is divided into window like folders:
"Suggestions" seem to be the most recently used apps so if I used Maps yesterday it will probably be there.
"Recently Added" is self explanatory and quite large compared to Suggestions which only has four. There must be a time limit until these recently added apps move to their classification folders but I don't know what that is just yet.
The rest of the folder classifications are based on Apple's own system of classifying apps in the App Store. The most used displayed in three of the four panels on each folder icon while the fourth opens the folder. It might be useful to be able to rearrange these folders but it's not far to scroll to the bottom.
The search box is very useful because unlike the pull down search function on any page it only searches apps but the alphabetic selection column on the right edge is way too small. The letters could be nearly twice the size and still fit the whole alphabet. Despite that small complaint being able to scroll through all my apps alphabetically is a great advantage if I can't remember what an app was actually called or which classification it might fit.
I do still tend to leave new apps on my first Home page (which is where they automatically go on download if there is a vacant space) but after a time when I'm familiar with them I use the great option of being able to shift them to the AL. There are now three options on "deep" pressing an app, delete, offload (get rid of the app but keep the data) or move to the AL.
So I was a bit unsure when I started. The AL was not quite what I expected but now I really like it.
The best thing is you don't have to use it at all if you don't want to or you can just start by getting rid of that page of apps you never use. Hasn't everyone got one of those? I had about six native apps I never used and a few of my own that I only used a few times a year taking up one page.
Here is an article on how to remove those extra or mostly unused Home pages.
How to Remove App Pages from Home Screen and Sort Everything in App Library on iOS 14
Here's how to remove app pages on iOS 14's Home screen and sort apps neatly in the App Library for a clutter-free experience.
wccftech.com
So do you like it, can't be botherd with it or plain old dislike it? Cast you vote.
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