With iOS 10, a new way exists through the actions rotor on the home screen
to move apps around your various home screens. While the old method is still
available,
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the new way of accomplishing this task seems to be preferred by many. The
below process was written for iOS version 10.3.1, and if the instructions do
not follow this method, chances are good you are not running that version of
iOS.
Moving Apps Around Screens
To move an app to a different location of your home screen, do the
following:
1. Locate the app you wish to move.
2. Flick up or down to the "arrange App" option and double tap.
3. Double tap again and VoiceOver will prompt: "choose a destination for"
followed by the name of the app.
4. Move to where you wish the app to be located. You can change pages if
you like and this will not change the below instructions.
5. Once you have arrived at where you would like to place the app, flick
down with one finger. You can: cancel the move, create a new folder with the
app that has VoiceOver focus, place the app before the current item, after
the current item, or choose the default action which would bring up the
ability to delete the app instead of moving it. Note that if VoiceOver is
focused on a folder, an action rotor item for adding the app you are moving
will appear. Accomplishing this task is detailed below in the next section.
Double tap the option you wish to use, and the app will be placed
accordingly.
6. After placing the app you just moved, the app will show up where you
moved it, with all other apps adjusting to accommodate this change. If you
wish to move another app, locate it, and flick up or down once to the "move"
option and proceed as indicated above.
7. When you have finished moving things around, press the home button.
Folders
If you wish to place an app in a folder:
1. Locate the app you wish to move.
2. Flick up or down to the "arrange App" option and double tap.
3. Double tap again and VoiceOver will prompt: "choose a destination for"
followed by the name of the app.
4. Move to the folder you wish the app to be sitting in. You can change
pages if you like and this will not change the below instructions.
5. Flick down twice to add the app to the chosen folder and then double
tap.
6. VoiceOver will then either say the app has been added to the folder, or
it will indicate that focus is on the app. If VoiceOver reports that the app
has been added to the folder, simply double tap the screen to enter the
folder. If VoiceOver says You are still focused on the app, it's lying. It
is actually outside of the folder. If this second scenario is the case, Tap
anywhere on the screen to regain focus and navigate to the folder you just
moved the app to.
7. The newly placed app in the folder will be placed on the first
available icon. Flick down to the option to move the app. You can close the
folder, which would let you move the app outside the folder, place it before
the app that currently has focus, or place the app you are moving after the
app currently in focus. Double tap on the option that best suits your needs.
8. Press the home button when you are done moving apps to complete the
process.
Moving apps out of folders.
1. From within the folder, locate the app you wish to move outside that
folder.
2. Flick down to the "arrange app" option and double tap twice.
3. Once it is outside the folder, proceed as indicated in the previous 2
sections as needed.
Note that once you double tap twice to move an app, you can also perform a 2
finger scrub to move out of the folder if you wish. Also note that pressing
the Home button will not move you out of the folder, but will exit screen
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