Forgive this beginner’s tip if you’re a hardened iPhone user and thought about this many months ago… BUT….
As we all know, the App Store is just about the best thing since sliced bread. In fact, it’s probably the best thing since bread, full stop. But its icon is on the first applications page only, meaning that you’ve got to get back to this in order to have your weekly/daily/hourly addict’s fix of App Store goodness.
OK, so with the v2.2 firmware update, Apple gave us a single keypress on the Home button to get back to the first applications page easily, but what if you were really enjoying the apps on your 9th page? You’ve then got to laboriously scroll back again, page by page.Â
Now this isn’t another rant about the flatness of Apple’s application menus, but a tip about increasing the visibility of the App Store.
Wobbling!
The secret is remembering that the bottom, static four icons at the bottom of every applications screen are themselves customisable. Remembering that this is a beginner’s guide, so I’m spelling this out:
- Identify which of the current four static icons you want to replace.
- Tap and hold on this old icon (they all start to wobble)
- Drag the old icon out into one of the application screens (essentially, wherever you want it to appear)
- Go back to the first app screen (if you’re not already there)
- Tap and hold on the App Store icon to start it wobbling (if it’s not already)
- Drag the App Store icon onto the bottom row of icons, into the spot you want it to appear
- Press the Home key once, to stop the icons wobblingÂ