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This article will show you how to Add More Apps Dock on iOS Device. If you try to add an app to your dock and it doesn’t show up, you’re probably using iOS 16. The dock can only hold four apps in these versions of iOS, so it may be full. Make sure there are no other apps open before you add one to the dock.
If there are, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to close them. Then, tap and hold the app you want to add to the dock. Move it to the dock, then take your finger off the screen. It will show up in the dock. At the bottom of the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac are a set of icons that show up on every screen. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Apple Support site.
This is called the dock, and it’s where you can put your most-used apps so they’re easy to get to from any screen. However, you can only dock so many items at the bottom of the screen without using special apps. If you use a certain app a lot on your Mac, you can easily add it to your Dock. Once you’re there, your favorite app is always just one click away. Here’s what you need to do.
How to Add More Apps Dock on iPhone and iPad
- Place your finger on the app you’d like to move to your Dock.
- Drag it towards the Dock. The Dock will make space for the app.
- From your Home screen, navigate to the page of icons that contain the app you wish to add to your Dock.
- Long-press on any app’s icon until a small menu appears.
- Click “Edit Home Screen.”
- Apps will start to wiggle and some will display an “X” in the top-left corner. This confirms you’re in edit mode.
- Chose the app you want to add, then drag it towards the Dock. The Dock will make space for the new app.
How to Add More Apps Dock on Mac
- Open the app you want to add to the Dock, since it’s not already in the Dock (or you wouldn’t be here) you may need to find the app by searching using Spotlight – press Command + Space bar and start typing the name of the app.
- Once the app is open its icon will appear in the Dock. However, as soon as you close the app the icon will disappear again. If you want it to remain in the Dock you can right click or control click on the icon in the Dock.
- From the options that appear choose Options > Keep in Dock.
- Now the app icon will remain in the Dock even after you have closed the app and you will be able to click on it whenever you want to open that app.
FAQs
Adding apps to the Dock on your iPhone is easy when you use folders. If you’ve ever wanted more than four apps in your iPhone dock, this tip will show you how to add a folder to your iPhone dock and have way more than four apps. You can be more productive by putting files in the Dock.
Open the “Settings” app. Go to “Home Screen & Dock” in the menu. Go to the “Show Suggested and Recently Used Apps” choice. Tap the toggle button on the right to turn it off or back on.
To add an app to the Dock, tap and hold it on the left side of the Dock, drag it, and let go. Tap, hold, and drag an app out of the Dock to get rid of it. To move apps around in the Dock, tap, hold, and drag them to where you want them.