How To Display 11+ Pages of iPhone Apps

ok, as an app-addict with no intention to limit my application amount, I had to find a way to increase my pages.
Then I came on this site and followed the instructions written here, but it took me a lot of attempts to get above the 11 pages.
I even thought that my iPhone wasn't suitable for creating new pages..
After a lot of attempts, I found out how to create new pages with a 100% chance of success.
Now, I even have 25 pages !!
I have so much pages, that the circles at the bottom of my screen that are pointing which page you are, are full at my screen (20 circles are visible, the other circles are outside the screen).
That's why my circles go further outside the screen, but all the pages are still like normal.

I don't write blogs, that's why I am posting this in a comment to this blog.
My manual:
1. Add at least 4 standard apps into the right bottom corner of your last page, then add another app on the same place, so the last standard app is also outside the screen. (it doesn't matter if you use the app or not, because it always returns on a existing page).
2. Turn off your iPhone, then turn it back on.

Addon to the manuals:
1. No need to download other applications
2. I don't have a jailbreaked iPhone


THERE IS NO MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PAGES FOR THE IPHONE! (because the circles that are pointing what page you are, are also increasing outside the screen)

Your comment just encouraged me to create more pages. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing because I have 18 pages now. :) I wish the extra page would get added onto the end instead of page 2. It really makes organizing a little bit hard.

Can someone who can get it to work make a video for youtube? I have been trying the past 90 minutes, unless I am doing something extremely wrong I can't get it to work.

No luck on my 3GS with any of the suggestions listed.

Ok was able to go to 13. This is what I did.

With all pages full of icons/apps, moved "voice memo" to the last page and the last position (bottom right hand corner). Downloaded an app to take it's position. Move app/icon from second to last page to last page. (ie from 10 to 11 or 11 to 12 in my case) This should move voice app to overflow. Downloaded another app and once it was installed I had a 13th page.

Thank you for testing this out and writing out the steps!

no prob, has anyone verified them?

Just did! Works like a charm! Thanks!

I got it to work, took a lot of persistence. What I ended up doing was rebooting allot. I had a bunch of overflow of apps already. I moved the main ones like Daynah suggested (voice memos, weather, youtube, stocks to the last page (11). Moved some icons over from other pages to my main page, rebooted. Rebooting will fill in empty spaces with the apps in the overflow area. Once I had everything filled in, I would go from page to page to make sure all my iphone built in apps were on the last page (11). They seems to move around with each reboot. Then I was able to do the daynah trick, move app from page10 to 11. Download new app. Wait it should of worked, let me try rebooting again. Voila, had this new page with only a few apps on it. so I moved the ones off my home page to my new page rebooted again and my home screen looked normal again with youtube, stocks blah blah blah all in the same place I had them prior to messing around. Strange how those built-in apps always find their way home! I will try getting a 13th page to work and document my step by steps better.

bookmarked for me to try this when I get home! Yay - more room :)

Technically, it's not more room.. it's just more clutter if you can get it to work. :)

I cant get his working at all is it 3.0.1 only ?

What version if iPhone OS are you running?

As I mentioned, I'm not sure how or why it's working for me. I can't seem to duplicate this to create a 13th page anymore, so I'm hoping the iPhone community can help me confirm the actual steps/situation. :)

ive tried with weather, compass, itunes issue is need to install one app to cover the space that app made.

im on 3.0 not 3.0.1 ?

I have been unable to duplicate. I am on OS 3.01. Can't get a 12th page at all.

Instead of downloading a new app, could you try updating an app (if you have any that needs updating) also?

This is great news.. However I am very intrested in the 96 notifications you have for facebook app. 1) thats alot 2) how do you get those notifications? Are they in the background or is that just an update after you open then exit the app???

The facebook notifications just indicate that she doesn't check her group invites and event invites and stuff. If don't action them, they eventually build up that way. They are not in the background - just from exiting the app.

Yes, what Terry said! :)

I get hit with Facebook notifications from email, Facebook inbox, and the Facebook App. I do read my FB emails and FB inbox, but the number seems to only clear when I read the message on app itself, so it builds up even though I've read them elsewhere. I think they need to make a few updates to their iPhone app. :)

If it's not jailbroken, then why is Qik on the screen? Last I checked, I thought Qik was a jailbroken app only, unless it's a beta for an upcoming App Store version?

I've been a beta-tester for Qik for some time now, using various phones. Installed is an ad-hoc version for the iPhone.

I've got an iPhone 3gs (3.0 not jailbroken) and I sadly can't get it to duplicate :(

Now I've got a bunch of missing apps....

Aww, by missing apps, do you mean they are not on the pages? Try re-syncing with your computer to bring them back.

It fell off into page 12 which I can't get to. I can search for the apps and run them :)

Gary

girl just make it easier on your self and jailbreak you phone. You can download a tweak called spotbrite in cydia that will allow you to search for hidden apps that dont fit on your springboard. Also this is an app called categories which will let you be able to hide your app icons and place them in folders like games, social networking ect. Which you can place all of these folders on your first and only page on the iphone. Much simpiler.. Congrats to the find on the hacked 12 pg.

P.S. I read about your find on xsellize.com which is a great resource on the jailbreaking community.

couldnt get it working...

It was EASY! Thanks for the tip daynah! Here's my pic. http://twitpic.com/dkg5p

Nice! Now we can be app-aholics together. :)

Tried projeffa's method above and after a few tries, got the twelve screens. My apps, however, appeared to be bricked. The default iphone apps would work, but nothing else. After a few reboots with no success, I connected with I tunes and re-synced. Back to 11 screens. Not happy. Running 3.1.2

After reading the comments below, it appears people are getting the extra pages by accident. There is NO LIMIT to the number of pages you can add to your iphone, however, you must move the standard "voice memo" app to the last page in polition 16 bottom right corner. NO other standard apps on the first page will work (it MUST be the "voice memo" app). This is the ONLY standard app from the first page that you need to move. You don't need 2, 3 or more of them on the last page.

Also, the best way to push the "voice memo" app off the last page is as follows: Drag an app from page 10 while keeping your finger on the app. Position the app you're dragging over the "voice memo" app on page 11 located in position 16 and slowly drag the app to the left of position 15 app and the "voice memo" app will be pushed off page 11 to the overflow area.

I just wanted to say that my pages are now at an amount of 35 :D

What firmware do you need to have?

I had no luck with this trick. But a new app from Cydia "Overboard" will not only give you all your apps on 1 screen, similar to Orbit, but it will let you overflow your apps beyond 11. Of course it is only for jailbroken phones, so if yours isn't, this app should convince you.

Does this work for itouch too?

After lots of testing, I've found exactly what you need to do (and don't need to do).
1.Completely fill up the first page, and have enough apps to get to the eleventh page. You do not need to completely fill up every page.

2.Fill up the eleventh page, with the last app on the eleventh page being the Voice Memos app. I've tested the App Store, Settings, and Stocks apps, and none of them worked.

3.Move another app from a different page (But don't take one from the first page or take one from any page that only has one app) on to the eleventh page. This will move the Voice Memos app off the last page.

4.After you do this ONLY PRESS THE HOME BUTTON ONCE to make it so you are no longer moving apps. If you press the home button again to get back the the first screen, sometimes the Voice Memos app will appear and go the the nearest open spot, and then you have to start all over again. It is okay, however, to press it if you are in an app and want to exit, just only press it once.

5.You can do one of two things to add your new page:
A: Power off the iPod by holding down the power button, and sliding to power off. Then, turn back on your iPod,and wait for it to boot up.
B: Download any app, then wait until it is finished downloading. The next step will not happen until it is completely done downloading.

6.On the first page, the Voice Memos app should be where the last app on that page originally was. If you go to your second page, it should only have one app, this app being the one that was forced off the first page by the Voice Memos app. This second page is your new page. If you look at your third page, it is your old second page. What basically happened is that a new page was forced in between your first and second page.

7. You may now press the home button as many times as you want

8. You can repeat this process with your last page as many times as you want, until you have the desired number of pages

*It is okay to sync your iPod to the computer. There is one problem that you may run in to, though. If you click on your iPod info, then click on applications, you will only see your first eleven pages on the thing on the side. DO NOT USE THIS TO ARRANGE YOUR APPS. If you move any apps with this, when you sync your iPod or press "Apply", all your extra pages will go away and all the apps on them will fill up any empty space that you have. Any extra apps will not be deleted, but the only way to access them is by using the search feature, or creating extra screens for them to fill up.

*As far as I can see, there is no limit to pages. Once you get twenty pages, though, the little bubbles that represent each page at the bottom of your screen will start going off the edge. You can still get to all your pages, you just cant see their circle thing representing them.

XilOo27 is the KING GURU! Excellent instructions & it works = I now have 21 screens! I can't believe it! AWESOME!! I could keep making more but I'm pooped, so 21 is enough for now (I still have to organize what I want on those pages!! :)

I wish I had known this MONTHS ago when I first maxed out my 11 pages & since then it's been a real brainwracker again & again trying to decide which apps or icons to delete!!

Why the hay doesn't apple share this gem up front?? Do they not even know this is possible? If they do know but haven't made it publicly known, then they are jerks.

Now... my only "wonder" is what will happen next time I sync? I have iPhone 3Gs, 32gig, OS 3.1.2.

In XILO27's instructions, he/said in Step 5 you could do either /or 5a or 5b. I did BOTH: turned off iPhone, then turn it back on, then go to App Store on iPhone & download any freebie app, & poof!! Another new page! :)

Then I would delete that freebie app & for every new process (to create more new pages), I would download the same freebie app.

Just be sure to keep your 1st page FULL & last page FULL.
After new page created, move the Voice App back to the last spot on last page, & start over!
(move another app or icon on the 1st page to replace the Voice App to have 1st page FULL before you start the process again!)

What's the max number of pages anyone has created

PS: My phone is NOT jailbroken (but I would love to have Categories, too!)

Just to clarify too, I am using an non jailbroken iPod touch, and it now has twenty-two pages, most of them full of apps. Go Pandora Box!