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How to reorder the icons on your iPhone or iPod Touch springboard


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This tutorial was created in response to several emails I’ve received on the subject. It’s another one of those “obvious, but easily overlooked” topics.

  1. To change the order of the icons on your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen (often referred to as the springboard) – tap and hold down any one of the icons. After holding down the icon for a couple of seconds, all of your icons will start to “wiggle”, and the applications that can be removed – generally those you have installed from the App Store – will have small X’s in the upper-left corner.
  2. iphone/ipod touch springboard
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  3. While the icons are wiggling, tap and hold down the one you want to move, and drag it to whatever location you want.
  4. iphone/ipod touch springboard with icons relocated
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  5. Repeat step #2 until you’re happy with your springboard layout. When you’re done, click the “bottom” button on your iPhone/iPod Touch.

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  1. Ghostzapper says

    Hi,
    is there any way to save & restore the springboard layout?
    Ghostzapper

  2. gabriel says

    No meu nao funciona esse metodo
    eu queri mexe na minha home mais n consigo
    Algm sbe me dizer pq?

  3. Bradley says

    Thanks! That was quite easy to understand and was exactly what I was looking for.

  4. John says

    is there a easy way to relayout all the icons? After I remove the app, it has a hole in the icon list. I want all the icon to move up one spot…

  5. Betsy says

    thank you so much for the help!!
    i know now how to do it! thank you =)

  6. gaby says

    hi, I have an app that apparently didn’t download completly and it stays “waiting”, is there any way i can delete this????

  7. Incapy says

    Hallo Leute,

    iIch suche nach Informationen zum Thema Augen lasern.
    Ich bin stark weitsichtig und würde mir gerne die Augen operieren lassen, um endlich
    ohne Brille leben zu können. Mich nervt die Brille wahnsinnig beim Sport oder beim abends weggehen.
    Leider vertrage ich überhaupt keine Kontaktlinsen… hab schon alles versucht
    Ich suche nach unabhängigen Informationen zu dem Thema. Also keine Seite einer Augenklinik oder eines Laserzentrums, die mir nur ihre Dienste verkaufen wollen…

    Wer kenn eine Seite für mich?

    Vielen Dank

    PS: Sorry falls das nicht das richtige Forum für diese Frage ist.

  8. Pitta says

    I have a jailbroken ipod, and i knew this methid and it worked while jailbroken, but now all the other icons wigle but the one selected, and i try to dragg it qnd i cant, cant move any icon. If u know an answer that does not involve upgrading to 3.1.3 then i will be very greatful

    P.

  9. ELLIOTT says

    Thanks, it was so simple:)

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