Create and Use iPhone App Folders

This article teaches you how to organize apps on your iPhone by creating folders.

Steps

Creating Folders

  1. Go to the home screen. Do so by pressing the Home button, which is located below the screen on the face of your iPhone.
  2. Press and hold on an app that you'd like to put in a folder. Do so until all the apps on the screen begin to wiggle.
  3. Drag the app on top of another app. Choose an app that you'd like to have in the same folder.
    • Drag and hold an app on the edge of the screen to move to another screen.
    • Grouping similar apps, like Reminders and Calendar, into folders is a good way to organize your iPhone's home screen.
  4. Label the folder. Tap the ⓧ at the right side of the text field above the folder to clear it, then type in the label you prefer.
    • Your iPhone will suggest a label based on the apps it contains, such as "Navigation" or "Games," which you can simply leave in the field if you wish.
  5. Add more apps to the folder. Do so by dragging them onto the folder.
    • The number of apps you can put in a folder varies by iOS version. iOS 10 allows 135 apps per folder.
    • You cannot nest folders inside folders.
  6. Press the Home button. The apps will stop wiggling, and your folders will be displayed on the home screen(s).

Manipulating Folders

  1. Relabel folders. To do so, open a folder, then tap and hold on its label. Tap the ⓧ at the right side of the text field to clear it, then type the label you prefer.
  2. Remove apps from folders. Do this by opening a folder, then tapping and holding on the app you want to remove until it begins to wiggle. Drag the app you want to move outside the folder window and hold it there for a moment. The app will now be on a home screen.
  3. Delete folders. To remove a folder from your iPhone, drag each app out of the folder one-by-one. Once all have been removed, the folder will disappear.
    • To remove all the apps from all folders at once, open Settings, tap General, scroll down and tap Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout. All folders will be removed, and apps will be sorted alphabetically, with system apps grouped first, then third-party apps.

Creating Folders with iTunes

  1. Connect your iPhone to your computer. Use the USB cable that came with your iPhone.
  2. Click on your iPhone icon. It's in the bar at the top of the window.
  3. Click on Apps. It's in the left pane of the window.
  4. Drag an app on top of another app. Use the cursor to move apps and create folders ↓ on the image of your iPhone's screen in the left pane of the window.

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