Customizing the Home Screen

You can customize the layout of icons on the Home screen—including the Dock icons along the bottom of the screen. If you want, arrange them over multiple Home screens.

Rearrange icons:

  1. Touch and hold any Home screen icon until the icons begin to wiggle.

  2. Arrange the icons by dragging them.

  3. Press the Home Home button icon button to save your arrangement.

You can also add links to your favorite webpages on the Home screen. See Web Clips.

Create additional Home screens: 

While arranging icons, drag an icon to the right edge of the screen until a new screen appears. You can flick to return to the original screen and drag more icons to the new screen.

A hand with the forefinger dragging an icon to the right edge of the screen (as indicated by an arrow). To the right is another image of the iPhone showing the dragged icon on a new screen.

You can create up to 11 screens. The number of dots above the Dock shows the number of screens you have, and indicates which screen you’re viewing.

Switch to another Home screen: 

Flick left or right, or tap to the left or right of the row of dots.

Go to the first Home screen: 

Press the Home Home button icon button.

Reset your Home screen to the default layout: 

Choose Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset Home Screen Layout.