Only 9 icons in a group displayed at a time??! Waaaaah!!

[alokeprasad]

Is there way around this limitation?

Why force us to scroll, with so much glorious screen real-estate still available?

Apple really failed this usability testing....

 

[kch50428]

It's change... give it time to get used to it... or, find another device and OS that you like better, and use that...

 

[sting7k]

Tell Apple, not us. I agree with OP.

Apple - iPhone - Feedback

 

[Fausty82]

Is there way around this limitation?

Why force us to scroll, with so much glorious screen real-estate still available?

Apple really failed this usability testing....

There is no way to change the 9 icons per folder page at this time. Perhaps that is something that will change in the future... or perhaps a jailbreak solution will evolve after iOS 7 jailbreak appears, But for now, that’s the way it works.

 

[StaticFX]

any more and there wont be much space around the folder to tap and get back to the home screen. at least they finally let us put more than 9 in there!!

 

[acerace113]

any more and there wont be much space around the folder to tap and get back to the home screen. at least they finally let us put more than 9 in there!!

...or 12 if you have the iPhone 5 or 5th gen iPod touch...


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[alokeprasad]

It is a shame to see that expanse of empty space wasted on an iPad screen and have to scroll 3 times to get to an icon. Apple dropped the ball on this aspect of design and usability.

IMO (in case I need to make that clear).

One should be able to discuss the merits and demerits of any feature without being told to "love it or leave it".

I understand that complaining here achieves nothing. Except to see if others feel the same way or have any workaround.

I do plan to send a suggestion to Apple through their feedback page.

 

[Tom Munch]

I agree. Looks nice but is impractical. Pretty much sums up iOS 7.

 

[steveg_nh]

So far this is my only issue with 7. Although minor, I don't get it. I love being able to have more than 12 apps per group (like it was in 6), but I hate just 9 showing at once. I'm forced to swipe to get to the other "3" apps. Not a huge deal, but it would be great to get back to how many showed at once like in ios6.

 

[own3d]

It's change... give it time to get used to it... or, find another device and OS that you like better, and use that...

You're a ******* *****. What a horrible approach.

 

[own3d]

...or 12 if you have the iPhone 5 or 5th gen iPod touch...


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Pretty sure it's 12 for the iPhone 4 and 16 for the iPhone 5. I could be wrong.

 

[Fausty82]

You're a ******* *****. What a horrible approach.

Thanks for sharing your opinion. Unfortunately, the options that Keith listed are the only ones that you have...

 

[jburke82]

Thanks for sharing your opinion. Unfortunately, the options that Keith listed are the only ones that you have...

Well done Fausty...that is a very professional and polite response to a very non-professional and rude response!

 

[Fausty82]

Pretty sure it's 12 for the iPhone 4 and 16 for the iPhone 5. I could be wrong.

That was changed in iOS 7... all you get it 9 per page (regardless of device), but you can have unlimited pages within a folder.

 

[alokeprasad]

Thanks for sharing your opinion. Unfortunately, the options that Keith listed are the only ones that you have...

Or one could give feedback to Apple about this and encourage other like-minded individuals to do the same.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/#mn_p

 

[AgentHeracles]

For those who don't like this send feedback to Apple. I would like to have more icons displayed at a time also but maybe they will change this in the future. Also they should not remove the number of apps in folders back to what it was because you now have less folders. Currently I am thinking maybe just one more row at current icon size might be workable?

 

[nikkisharif]

Or one could give feedback to Apple about this and encourage other like-minded individuals to do the same.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/#mn_p

If/Until Apple changes this, you can alway use Spotlight Search to find what you need. I rarely scroll through my pages of apps, Spotlight works great and its faster.

 

[Keithustus]

Most websites don't allow their moderators to be [Redeacted]. Not so here.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Most websites don't allow their moderators to be [Redeacted]. Not so here.

Kch50428 stated the following:

It's change... give it time to get used to it... or, find another device and OS that you like better, and use that...

With that in mind, "give it time to get used to it" is arguably being supportive. In addition, his statement "or, find another device and OS that you like better, and use that" is giving the OP an alternative if he or she cannot or will not get used to the 9 icon limitation. Either way, his reply was not rude like yours was.

 

[sassy lou]

Jail breaking is the only option to customization. I wish Apple would find some customers to test on before they release this stuff. Especially since they are changing sizes of their screens now. Im sure they can find 200 good and reliable productive critics in the "real" working world...not in their cushy Apple world.