How to Add Apps to iPhone Home Screen

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Along with iOS 14 came a new addition: the App Library. With that, you can do some pretty cool stuff like removing apps from your Home Screen and increasing your organizational habits. Your phone might change to download new apps in the App Library instead of adding them to your Home Screen, so how do you move them back? This wikiHow article teaches you how to add apps to the Home Screen on an iPhone as well as move them and how to change where your downloaded apps appear.

Method 1
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Re-adding Apps From The App Library

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    Swipe left on your Home Screen until you see a bunch of apps categorized by their functions.
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    You can browse the categories or you can tap the search bar to search for your app.
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    You can release when you see a menu appear. [1]
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    It's usually the item in the middle of the menu. [2]
    • This app icon will appear in the first available spot on your Home Screen.
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Method 2
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Moving Apps on the Home Screen

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    All the apps and widgets that you see on the screen should start to jiggle. [3]
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    Don't release your finger from the screen until the app is located where you want it. [4]
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    This will stop the apps and widgets jiggling. [5]
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Changing Where Apps Download

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    This app icon features some gears on a light grey background. [6]
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    You'll see this in the third grouping of menu items next to an icon of a Home screen. [7]
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    If you don't want to use the App Library, select Add to Home Screen .
    • If you have Add to Home Screen selected, any apps that you download from the App Store will appear in the first available slot on a Home Screen. [8]
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      1. Open the App Library.
      2. Find the app you want to add to the Home Screen.
      3. Touch and hold the app icon.
      4. Tap Add to Home Screen .

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