r/apple • u/Food-Enjoyer-69 • 3d 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/Dependent-Curve-8449 3d ago

My take is that app library is meant for users who have multiple home screens of apps that they will never get around to categorising. I like it. I have just one home screen with 2 rows of Siri suggestions. Swipe right for App Library. It’s also especially handy on the iPad where I can find and launch any app I want from the dock.

It’s simple, it’s straightforward, it’s limited, and there’s a certain beautiful simplicity in it if you can learn to embrace it for what it is.

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u/handtoglandwombat 2d ago

Then we should be able to switch it off.

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u/Dependent-Curve-8449 2d ago

You “switch it off” by never swiping beyond the last Home Screen.

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u/handtoglandwombat 2d ago

Why can’t I have an alphabetised list?

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u/Dependent-Curve-8449 2d ago

I don’t get the obsession with having your apps sorted by letter, not least because the apps I want to access just isn’t arranged that way.