The App Library has taken over my phone.....!!

I had a three page Home Screen with neatly ordered folders each containing my carefully sorted apps and now, maybe following the recent update to iOS17.5.1 I can only see a single home page and when I swipe right I get the dreaded App Library with all my apps in a completely different structure/order. It's driving me nuts. How do I get back to MY home pages structure??


iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Jul 16, 2024 07:05 AM

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Posted on Jul 16, 2024 01:46 PM

Go to Settings>Focus and make sure that none of your Focuses have settings for Home Screens.

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Jul 16, 2024 07:20 AM in response to tonyfromstalbans

I have not seen any reports here about the update resetting your Home Screens, but it is possible to reset the home screens on your device. I assume you did not do this yourself, but anyone that knows your passcode can do it. It is done by simply going to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout.


Since iOS 17.5.1 was released back in May, I would suspect this happened some time after the update. If you have an iCloud backup before your Home Screens were reset, then a restore will bring back your original Home Screens.

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The App Library has taken over my phone.....!!

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