First pages of homescreen, icons automatically shift to fill after removing Widgets

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First pages of homescreen, icons automatically shift to fill after removing Widgets

Horrified user here,

I am being plagued by the exploding folder bug on the Iphone 11 Pro, making my home screen a jumbled, 20 page, mess after enabling widgets and trying to arrange them, on page 1 and 2.

Thus, I removed all the widgets and, painstakingly, tried a few times to group my apps again, with the same explosions happening from time to time.

Finally have 75% of the apps grouped again, but I can't get the 2nd page (the same ones, to which I last moved the widgets) to stay static.

Page 2 will shift the first icon from the Page 3 page in, automatically, into the last spot on Page 2, without fail.. I want this behavior to stop.

Has anyone else encountered this issue in IOS 14.0.1?

Any settings I can toggle to get it acting normal again (hard disable widgets, etc)?

iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Oct 18, 2020 8:08 AM

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Answer 1

chuck_3rd

Community Specialist

Oct 22, 2020 12:35 PM in response to trezhunter

Hello trezhunter,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're encountering an issue where your apps are removed from their assigned app folders.

Does this happen only when you introduce widgets? Is the second page that you mentioned just rearranged as might be expected when adding a widget or what happens there?

Check out Use widgets on your iPhone and iPod touch to rearrange widgets on the Home screen.

Many thanks!

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Answer 2

Oct 27, 2020 10:50 AM in response to trezhunter

Thanks Trezhunter,

If the apps are moving when you add a widget, this is expected as they will rearrange to make room for a widget. You can also add widgets to the Today View which would not rearrange your Home screen layout. Add widgets to the iPhone Home Screen has information about both methods of arranging widgets.

Have a great day!

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Answer 3

Jeff_W.

Community Specialist

Oct 27, 2020 12:23 PM in response to trezhunter

Trezhunter,

OK, thank you for clarifying. If you haven't manually restarted your iPhone since this began, we'd recommend doing that using the steps from Restart your iPhone.

If the same issue continues after restarting, it would be best to reach out to Apple Support directly. You can contact them from Get Support.

Thanks!

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