iOS 101: using folders and spotlight to organize Your Home Screen

My assessment of the scientfic folders are the most underused part of iOS 4.2 (or earlier for the iPhone). I'm simply amazed when I see someone's main screen mata a single icon. Now I'm not advocating reliance solely on folders; access to the most commonly used applications (mail, OmniFocus, and my current app writing Favorites) is Super, but the Group of second-level applications into folders is equally a good idea.

As evidence, and present the current iPad home screen:

Thanks to the introduction of folders and easily group similar applications. Anything related to Reading (e-books, Goodreader, Zinio, Instapaper, etc..) are in Reading. My applications are all in their own folder, such as iWork applications. I have taken six or seven screens in the app and reduced to one.

Create folder is easy: simply drag the application icon to another icon and iOS will automatically create a folder and name it on the basis of the categories application Marry two game applications and you will receive a folder with the name of the game. You can change the folder to whatever you like, so not Apple gives you named.

You can also perform this task directly in iTunes, select your iPad in the sidebar by clicking on the applications tab at the top, and then dragging the icon on the top of each other in the same way as on the user's screen, the iPad. You are when you configure the folder for the first time, iTunes is the best way to move a ton of applications around.

There are several problems already start to folders. The first is, despite the fact that on the home screen, there are open spaces, when you install a new app, iOS you want to install it on the screen two. It is also possible to obtain in a trap "where stick this application?". Fortunately, the easy solution to this problem is to Spotlight search.

If you swipe to the right on the home screen will make search Spotlight. Type in the name of the application you want to run and will be displayed in search results. Click this icon to run it. Also within the scope of this notice, while not Spotlight is a good way to search in certain applications, too. Whenever you need to search for notes introduced in application notes or specific e-mail, use the Spotlight search.

It should also be borne in mind that the double Home button shows the applications have been used recently. You can run them from there, too. If the application is enabled multitasking, will load quickly and Show the latter application was in.

As you would imagine, I'm the biggest folders. My Internet is Safari, Twitter, Flipboard, Reeder and other applications that rely on an Internet connection to operate. Because the folder is open, when you close the application, it is very easy to quickly run through My RSS feeds and Twitter routine. Although my electronic book readers are in my reading, you will usually run Spotlight them open. Same with parties and other iWork applications. Try several different folder configurations and workflows, and I guarantee you'll find that the folders do force the iPad or iPhone is easier.

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