The App Library on an iPhone is located to the right of your last Home Screen page. To access it, start from your Home Screen and swipe left repeatedly until you reach the App Library. Depending on how many Home Screen pages you have, this may take multiple swipes
. In the App Library, your apps are automatically organized into categories such as Social, Entertainment, Productivity, and more. You can tap the search field at the top to quickly find an app by name or browse through the categorized folders. To open an app, simply tap its icon
. If you want to manage apps, you can remove them from the Home Screen and keep them only in the App Library, or add apps from the App Library back to the Home Screen. New apps you download can be set to appear only in the App Library or on the Home Screen as well, configurable in your iPhone settings
. In summary:
- From the Home Screen, swipe left past all your Home Screen pages to reach the App Library.
- Apps are grouped automatically into categories.
- Use the search bar at the top to find apps quickly.
- Tap an app to open it.
- You can manage app placement between the Home Screen and App Library via settings.
This feature has been available since iOS 14 and is designed to help organize and simplify app management on the iPhone
