Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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How to create and delete app folders in tvOS 15

With a fourth or fifth generation Apple TV and tvOS 11-15, you can create folders in which you can collect similar apps. Here’s how to create a folder in tvOS 15:

° Navigate to one app that you want in the folder.

° Press and hold the clickpad center (second-generation Siri Remote) or touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote) until the app starts to jiggle.

° Drag the app over another app until a folder appears, then release the clickpad or touch surface.

° To save the new arrangement, press the clickpad center or touch surface.

° To change the name of the new folder, make sure the folder is highlighted, then swipe up and use the onscreen keyboard or dictation to enter a custom name. 

To close the keyboard, do any of the following:

Siri Remote (2nd generation): Press the Back button once to the close the onscreen keyboard, then press the Back button again to return to the Home Screen.

Siri Remote (1st generation): Press the menu button once to the close the onscreen keyboard, then press the menu button again to return to the Home Screen.

To add an app to a folder:

° Navigate to an app, then press and hold the clickpad centre (second-generation Siri Remote) or touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote) until the app starts to jiggle.

° Drag the app over a folder, then release the clickpad or touch surface.

° To save the new arrangement, press the clickpad center or touch surface.

To return to the Home Screen, press the Back button (second-generation Siri Remote) or menu button (first-generation Siri Remote).

To delete a folder:

° Navigate to an app in a folder, then press and hold the clickpad center (second-generation Siri Remote) or touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote) until the app starts to jiggle.

° Drag the app back to a row on the Home Screen, then release the clickpad or touch surface.

° Repeat the above steps for each app in the folder.

° The folder is deleted when you remove the last app from it.

° To save the new arrangement, press the clickpad center or touch surface.

To return to the Home Screen, press the Back button (second-generation Siri Remote) or menu button (first-generation Siri Remote).

(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages — where the images sometimes come from.)

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.