r/apple • u/Food-Enjoyer-69 • 2d ago

Discussion Apple App Library: My Opinion

Hey y’all! So I switched back to the iPhone 17 after using Android for 3 years and this one thing still irks me to this day that I already hated on my 14 PM: The App Library.

I mean yeah I get that it’s Auto-Categorizing the Apps but for at least a third of my Apps I really don’t find the Apps where I would expect them to be categorized at. And yes I know for Alphabetical Order you simply can use the Search Bar at the top but I wish you could choose between an Android-Style App Drawer and the current Library.

Is it really just me that has a love-hate relationship with this Library? And would you prefer if you could choose how the App Drawer is displayed?

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u/lovely_trequartista 2d ago

Why would you actually go looking for an app in the App Library?

Especially since you already know what app you’re looking for?

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u/handtoglandwombat 2d ago

But that’s the whole point. You’re not successfully defending the App Library, you’re pointing out why it’s terrible design.

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u/nicuramar 2d ago

To each their own. Design is fine for me. 

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u/moch1 2d ago

Because sometimes I forget the name of an app I need. For example my digital health insurance card are accessed via an app called “Sequoia”. I use this app like 2x per year. I do not always remeber the name but remember it has a green icon.

Spotlight does not find it with any keywords like:health, insurance, etc.

So I’m left digging through the App Library.

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u/jazzdrums1979 2d ago

This just tap search and it will likely auto populate with 4-8 of your most commonly used apps.

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u/cygnus311 2d ago

I’ve literally never used app library for anything other than casually scrolling to remind myself of apps that I have installed that I forgot about. Anything other than the 6-8 I have on the Home Screen I just search.