With iTunes, you can sync and manage your apps on your iPhone. It’s easy to drag and drop your app icons around on a particular Home screen page or even between pages on your iPhone.
Sync Apps in iTunes
Follow these steps to sync and manage apps:
1. As you did to set up the sync previously, connect your iPhone to your computer, start iTunes, and click on your iPhone in the left nav bar.
2. Click the Apps tab on the top of the main window.
3. Click the check box next to Sync Apps to see all apps stored on your iPhone and your Home screens, as shown in Figure 3-18.
NOTE: To see what happens when you turn your iPhone to horizontal mode while it is connected to iTunes, look at Figure 3-18, which shows the vertical layout with the Home screens along the right.
Figure 3-18. Sync Apps screen in iTunes
Move Apps, Work with Folders or Delete App Icons
It is very easy to move around and organize your application icons in this screen in iTunes, as Figure 3-19 shows.
To move an app within a screen: Click on it and drag it around the screen.
To move an app between Home screen pages: Click and drag it to the new page in the right column. The new page will expand in the main screen. Drop the icon in the main screen.
To dock an app on the bottom dock: Click and drag it down to drop it on the bottom dock. If there are already four icons on the bottom dock, you’ll need to drag one off to make room for the new icon. Only four icons are allowed.
To create a new folder: Drag and drop one icon onto another icon.
To move an app into an existing folder: Drag and drop the icon onto the folder icon.
To move an app out of a folder: Click on the folder to open it. Then, drag and drop the icon outside of that folder.
To view another Home screen page: Click on that page in the right column.
To delete an app: Click on it, and then click the little X in the upper-left corner. You can only delete apps you have installed. You won’t see an X on preinstalled apps like iTunes.
To delete a folder: Remove all apps from that folder (drag them out) and it will disappear.
Figure 3-19. Moving app icons, working with folders, or deleting apps in iTunes
Remove or Reinstall Apps
To remove an app from your iPhone, simply uncheck the box next to it and confirm your selection, as shown in Figure 3-20.
Figure 3-20. Unchecking an app to delete it from your iPhone
TIP: Even if you delete an app from your iPhone, if you have chosen to sync apps as shown, you can still reinstall that app by rechecking the box next to it. The app will be reloaded onto your iPhone during the next sync.
