Tell the home screen from the app list
Why an app can leave the home screen and still be on the phone.
The home screen is your desk: the few apps you keep in reach. Every app you own sits in a list behind it.
An app missing from the home screen is almost never gone. It went back into the cupboard.
Key points
- The home screen holds the apps you keep in reach
- The full list holds every app on the phone
What to remember
- The desk shows a few apps. The list shows every one.
- Off the home screen is not off the phone.
Try this
Swipe left past your last home screen, or up from the middle. Either way, that is the full list.
Practice: Tell the home screen from the app list. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.