Hey there.
I have loads of folders, with loads of apps. I can put apps into folders and choose where they go, but once they’re in the folder I can’t then rearrange the apps in the folder - when I hold them to start the wiggle that’s fine, I can drag the app to where I want it to go but then it just bounces back to its original position. Been happening for a while, persists across updates. Anyone got any ideas?
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
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You would have to remove all but one of the apps from the folder (if you want to keep the folder) or all of them (if you want to recreate the folder) and then add them back the way you want. I would suggest moving the folder to a blank home page and creating a second folder that you can move the apps to temporarily so the whole thing doesn't turn into a big mess.
Hey there, thanks for your answer. Yeah, there’s ways to work *around* the problem, but it surely such a ‘fudge’ isn’t the official Apple position, is it? I want to know why I’m having this problem in the first place, and how I go about getting rid of it? I used to be able to move apps in a folder, and from what I understand I should be able to and other people *can* do it
don_iain wrote:
but it surely such a ‘fudge’ isn’t the official Apple position, is it?
You'd have to ask Apple that. Though, frankly, the fact that they don't have a documented way of rearranging things would indicate to me that they have expressed no "official" interest in the subject at all. The ability to rearrange apps within folders is not mentioned in the user guide or the support article on making folders. I suspect that the App Library is as close as you're going to get to an "official position".
I want to know why I’m having this problem in the first place, and how I go about getting rid of it? I used to be able to move apps in a folder, and from what I understand I should be able to and other people *can* do it
I don't know why you could do it before. I don't recall ever being able to do it. That's why I was aware of this particular workaround. Since the App Library function was released, I've pretty much stopped using folders as they were always clunky. It could be that, in some system update, the functionality was removed or, if it was never official, just broken as a side effect of another change.
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Apps won’t rearrange inside folder
