Master the App Library
Discover how to make best use of one of iOS 14’s neatest new features.
The App Library is Apple’s answer to cluttered Home screens. Rather than rely on users to create folders to store apps neatly, Apple took matters into its own hands and made a way for apps to organise themselves automatically.
The idea is that you have a few Home screens with your mostused apps, widgets, or folders, then hide the rest and access any apps that aren’t on those screens from the App Library. You can choose whether or not newly downloaded apps are automatically stored in the App Library and whether notifications are visible on Library folders. Note that Library Folders are created and named automatically, and you can’t get rid of them or rename them.
The App Library has its own search bar; just tap in it to type in a search query. The
App Library is positioned after your last visible Home screen so, if you don’t want to use it, you can make every Home screen visible and simply act as if the Library isn’t there.